Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
We'll write each one of these statements into an algebraic equation. The word "is" means "=", the words "more than" mean "+", and "difference" means subtraction. x will be one number, and y will be the other number. The first sentence, then, in an algebraic equation, is
x = 2y + 7
The second equation, then, is
x - y = 22
Since we know from the first equation what x is equal to, we will sub in what x equals into the second equation in place of x:
2y + 7 - y = 22 and
y + 7 = 22 so
y = 15.
Sub that in for y to solve for x:
x - 15 = 22 so
x = 37
