document.write( "Question 168905: The sum of two numbers is 70. The larger number is 4 more than twice the smaller number. What is the smaller number? \n" ); document.write( "
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The sum of two numbers is 70. The larger number is 4 more than twice the smaller number. What is the smaller number?
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\n" ); document.write( "b = larger number
\n" ); document.write( "s = smaller number
\n" ); document.write( "b+s = 70 It says that above.
\n" ); document.write( "b = 2s+4 It says that, too.
\n" ); document.write( "Substitute for b in the 1st eqn
\n" ); document.write( "b+s = 70
\n" ); document.write( "(2s+4) + s = 70
\n" ); document.write( "3s + 4 = 70
\n" ); document.write( "3s = 66
\n" ); document.write( "s = 22\r
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