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document.write( "Let x = smaller integer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then because \"the larger is two more than twice the smaller\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+2 = larger integer<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + (2x+2) = 17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+2 = 17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 5 (smaller integer)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "larger integer:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+2 = 2(5)+2 = 10+2 = 12 (larger integer)<BR>\n" );
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