yea it sais, three times one number added to another number is 18. twice the first number minus the other number is twelve.
find the numbers
You are correct that when you add 3 to 5, the result is 8. However, you mentioned that the task is to multiply the first number. In this case, the first number mentioned is 3. So, if the instruction is to multiply the first number (3) by something, you would need to know the second number to perform the multiplication. Could you please clarify what exactly you are trying to determine?
