document.write( "Question 261281: The sum of two numbers is seventeen. The total of four times the smaller number and two times the larger number is forty-four. Find the two numbers. \n" ); document.write( "
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4x+2y=44
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\n" ); document.write( "x+y=17
\n" ); document.write( "y=17-x
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\n" ); document.write( "4x+2(17-x)=44
\n" ); document.write( "4x+34-2x=44
\n" ); document.write( "2x=10
\n" ); document.write( "x=5
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\n" ); document.write( "5+y=17
\n" ); document.write( "y=12
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