document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=173765>Question 173765</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the sum of two numbers is 52. twice the first number is 17 more than the second. find the numbers. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x + y = 52<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = y+17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solving these simultaneous equations,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "we get x=23<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 29 </SPAN>\n" );
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