document.write( "Question 164944: One number is 12 more than the other. The sum of the smaller number and twice the larger number is 39. Find the larger number. \n" ); document.write( "

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x & x+12 are the 2 numbers.
\n" ); document.write( "x+2(x+12)=39
\n" ); document.write( "x+2x+24=39
\n" ); document.write( "3x=39-24
\n" ); document.write( "3x=15
\n" ); document.write( "x=15/3
\n" ); document.write( "x=5 is the smaller number.
\n" ); document.write( "5+12=17 for the larger number.
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