document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=316403>Question 316403</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One number is 12 more than another. The sum of the smaller number and twice the larger number is 39. What is the larger number?   I HATE word problems just looking at this stuff gives me a headache I don't know where to start.  I would greatly appreciate any help I can get.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks again<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Chris Hubbs </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "So for this one, we need to write down what we know:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n + 12 = n(2) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "n + 2*n(2) = 39 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We substitute n(2) into the second equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n + 2*(n + 12) = 39\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n + 2n + 24 = 39\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3n + 24 = 39\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3n = 15 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n = 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5 + 12 = n(2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The big number is 17\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope this helps! </SPAN>\n" );
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