document.write( "Question 222439: The difference between two numbers is twelve. Three times the smaller number is four less than twice the larger number. Find the smaller number. \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #166543 by jim_thompson5910(35256) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"The difference between two numbers is twelve\" means that $\"x-y=12\"$ . This implies that $\"x%3Ey\"$ (ie 'x' is the bigger number).\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Also, \"Three times the smaller number is four less than twice the larger number\" tells us that $\"3y=2x-4\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now just use the two equations to find x and y. \n" ); document.write( "

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