The sum of two number is 42. One number is 2 times larger than the other. What are the numbers?

Question

Its a math word problem that i dont know how to solve.

Answer 1

Let's start by listing what we know:

a + b = 42 (two numbers together makes 42)

a = 2b (one number is twice as big as the other)

 

We now have a value for one of our variables, so we can plug it in:

2b + b = 42

Simplify:

3b = 42

Divide both sides by 3:

b = 14

 

Now that you know b, you can solve for a:

a = 2 * 14

Solve that, and you'll have the other number.

Answer 2

n + 2n = 42

 

Can you solve for n and answer?