document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=30984>Question 30984</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201812487/algebrahomeworkh>Addison Wesley Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the difference between two numbers is 18. twice the smaller number plus three times the larger is 74. what are the numbers? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #17694 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><B>Nate(3500)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><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=17694\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> DEFINE YOUR VARIABLES:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s=smaller number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "l=larger number<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "DEFINE YOUR EQUATIONS:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "l-s=18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3l+2s=74<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "COMBINE YOUR EQUATIONS:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "l-s=18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "l=s+18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "...........<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3l+2s=74<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(s+18)+2s=74<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3s+54+2s=74<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5s=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "...........<BR>\n" );
document.write( "l-s=18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "l-4=18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "l=22 </SPAN>\n" );
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