the sum of two numbers is 21. the larger number is 6 less than twice the smaller number. find the two numbers
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let x represent the smaller number. larger number=2x-6 2x-6+x=21 3x-6=21 3x=21+6 3x=27 x=9 the smaller number is 9 the bigger number is 2(9)-6=18-6=12.