document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=244247>Question 244247</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The difference of the two numbers is more than 12, and one of the numbers is 3. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Since we don't know if both numbers are positive.  We have two solutions.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The first number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n < 3-12 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "n < -9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n > 3+12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n > 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so  the other number n is   <-9 or  > 15.\r<BR>\n" );
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