HELP! Triple one number added to another number is 22. If the second number is equal to 8 less than 2 times the first number, find the two numbers

Question

3x + y =22; y= 2x - 8

1st Number___=, 2nd Number=____

Answer 1

3x+y = 22

y=2x -8

3x +2x-8 = 22

5x = 30

x =6

y =2(6)-8 = 4

(x,y) = (6,4)

1st Number: 6

2nd Number: 4