document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=29356>Question 29356</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve my son's word problem.  The sum of two number is 63.  Three times the larger number is 14 more than two times the smaller number.  What are the numbers?  Thank you. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #16152 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><B>longjonsilver(2297)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=longjonsilver><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=16152\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let smaller number be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let larger number be y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "their sum is 63 --> x+y=63<BR>\n" );
document.write( "three times the larger is 14 more than two times the smaller --><BR>\n" );
document.write( "3y = 14 + 2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> 3y-2x = 14\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2 equations, 2 unknows...you can solve them.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answers are: x=35 and y = 28\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i cannot see a mistake in my working and yet x is the larger number, yet is defined as the smaller... is the question \"three times the smaller...\"?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "jon.<BR>\n" );
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