The sum of two numbers is 36. one number is 2 as a large as the other. what are the numbers?

Let the first number be "x", and the 2nd number (which is twice as large as the other), be 2x.

Set the equation

2x + x = 36

Simplify. Combine like terms

(2x + x) = 36

3x = 36

Isolate the x. Divide 3 from both sides

(3x)/3 = (36)/3

x = 36/3

x = 12

The first number is 12

The second number is 2x. Replace x with 12. Multiply.

2x = 2(12) = 24

The second number is 24

Check: 12 + 24 = 36 (True)

12 & 24

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step-by-step explanation:

first, eliminate the parenthesis:

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second, group like terms:

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third, combine like terms:

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