document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=183147>Question 183147</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> {the sum of two numbers is 72. if twice the smaller number is 3 more than the greater, find them} </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #137532 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><B>Mathtut(3670)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=137532\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> {the sum of two numbers is 72. if twice the smaller number is 3 more than the greater, find them}<BR>\n" );
document.write( ":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let the two numbers be a and b<BR>\n" );
document.write( ":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a+b=72........eq 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2a=b+3........eq 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( ":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rewrite equation 1 to a=72-b and plug it into eq 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( ":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(72-b)=b+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( ":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "144-2b=b+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( ":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3b=-141<BR>\n" );
document.write( ":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28b=47%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28b=47%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >greater number<BR>\n" );
document.write( ":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=72-47=highlight%2825%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=72-47=highlight%2825%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > smaller number </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );