Asked by rocki

One number is 7 more than twice another number. The sum of the numbers is 22. What is one of the numbers?

-5

7

17

10

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Let the numbers be x and y, with x = 2y + 7 and x + y = 22.
Substitute: (2y + 7) + y = 22 → 3y + 7 = 22 → 3y = 15 → y = 5.
Then x = 2(5) + 7 = 17.

So one of the numbers is 17.