document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=234725>Question 234725</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This number problem is a key to me understand several more:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find two numbers whose difference is 12 if 4 times the smaller number is 7 less then 3 times the larger number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I've gotten this far but i don't think it's right\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "small = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "large = x + 12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x = 3(x + 12) - 7 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I've gotten this far but i don't think it's right<BR>\n" );
document.write( "small = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "large = x + 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 3(x + 12) - 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this is right, continue<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 3x + 36 - 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x - 3x = 29<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 29 is the smaller<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "29 + 12 = 41 is the larger </SPAN>\n" );
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