document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=2853>Question 2853</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Having trouble setting this up. Do I need more information?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "One number is two times another. Eight times the smaller is two more than twice the larger number. What are the two numbers? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the numbers be x,y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"One number is two times another.\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then, x=2y ..................... [Statement 1]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now y is half of x (from statement 1).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore x>y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"Eight times the smaller is two more than twice the larger number.\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then, 8y =  2x + 2 .....................[Statement 2]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substituting (x=2y) in the second equation we get,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8y = 2(2y) + 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8y = 4y + 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8y - 4y = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4y = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (2/4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, y=1/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=2y => x=2(1/2) => x=1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore we get,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=(1/2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solution crosscheck:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Puttting these solved values of x and y in the 2nd equation we get,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8(1/2) = 2(1) + 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 = 2 + 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 = 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "As Lefthand side (LHS) and Righthand side (RHS) are equal,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solved values of x and y are correct.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Best of luck.<BR>\n" );
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