document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=220990>Question 220990</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of two numbers is 56. The larger exceeds twice the smaller by 2. Find the numbers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I already tried  x+2+2y = 56 with the substitution of x= 56-y </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I already tried  x+2+2y = 56 with the substitution of x= 56-y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Good effort...I think you made the wrong substitution or equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1.  Let x be the smaller integer and y be the larger integer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2.  Then y=2x+2 since the larger exceeds twice the smaller by 2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3.   x+y=56 or x=56-y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 4.  Then substituting <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=56-y%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=56-y%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > into <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=2x%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=2x%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > yields the following\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=112-2y%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=112-2y%2B2\"   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=y=114-2y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=114-2y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add 2y to both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3y=114 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3y=114\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide by 3 to both sides of the equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=38 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=38\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=56-y=56-38=18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=56-y=56-38=18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check equation if true in Step 2... 2*x+2=2*18+2=38...which is a true statement.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 5.  ANSWER:  The numbers are 18 and 38.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope the above steps were helpful.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Good luck in your studies!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Respectfully,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dr J\r<BR>\n" );
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