document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=262277>Question 262277</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One number exceeds another by 9. The sum of the numbers is 3. What are the numbers? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x, x+9 are the numbers\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + x + 9 = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + 9 = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = -6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-3 and 6\r<BR>\n" );
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