document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=326045>Question 326045</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ONE NUMBER IS 3 MORE THAN ANOTHER. TWICE THE LARGER NUMBER MINUS THE SMALLER NUMBER IS 15. WHAT ARE THE TWO NUMBERS? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #233372 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=233372\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let the bigger number be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the smaller be y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-y=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-y=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract one from the other to eliminate y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-y-2x+y=3-15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x=-12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plug the value of x in the equation x-y=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12-y=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=9 </SPAN>\n" );
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