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document.write( "let the one even number be 2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so other number lesser than this is 2x - 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Tripling the greatest i.e (2x)/3 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "subracting 10 from the lesser even integer 2x - 2 -10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x - 2 -10 = (2x)/3 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x - 12 = 2x/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6x - 36 = 2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so the 2 numbers are 18 and 16\r<BR>\n" );
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