document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=317837>Question 317837</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of two numbers is 32 . One number is 3 times as large as the other. What are the numbers? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Algebraically, the larger number would be 3x, since it is 3 times as big.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Small number + Large number = 32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 3x = 32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Collect like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=32%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"32%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The smaller number is 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The larger number is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 3(8) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 24  </SPAN>\n" );
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