document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=183408>Question 183408</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of two numbers is equal to twice their difference.  If one number is 4 more than the other, find the numbers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I did A=first #   a=2nd #<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then A+a=2(A-a)  A=2a+4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #137699 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=137699\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x=first number, y=second number\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"The sum of two numbers is equal to twice their difference\" translates to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2By=2%28x-y%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2By=2%28x-y%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Note: I'm implying that \"x\" is bigger than \"y\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also, \" If one number is 4 more than the other\" means that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=y%2B4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=y%2B4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2By=2%28x-y%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2By=2%28x-y%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the first equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%2B4%2By=2%28y%2B4-y%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%2B4%2By=2%28y%2B4-y%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=y%2B4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=y%2B4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2y%2B4=2%284%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2y%2B4=2%284%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2y%2B4=8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2y%2B4=8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2y=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2y=4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract 4 from both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 2 to isolate y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=y%2B4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=y%2B4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Go back to the second equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=2%2B4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=2%2B4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the solutions are <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which means that the two numbers are 6 and 2 </SPAN>\n" );
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