document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=290619>Question 290619</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One number is two more than three times another. The sum of the numbers is 26. What is the lesser number? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let one number = 3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let the other number = 3x+2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The equation becomes: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%2B%283x%2B2%29=26 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%2B%283x%2B2%29=26\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now solve for \"x\", then multiply by 3 to find the lesser number. </SPAN>\n" );
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