Three times one number added to five times another number is 54. The second number is two less than the first. Use a system of equations to find the numbers.

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3x + 5y = 54y = x - 2________________________________________________________3x + 5(x - 2) = 543x + 5x -10 = 548x = 64x = 8y = x - 2y = 8 - 2y = 6