document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=331127>Question 331127</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The difference of two numbers is 10. Two times the larger number is 20 more that the smaller. 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 #237384 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16949)</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=237384\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let the bigger number be a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "smaller number be b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a-b=10.................1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2a=b+20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2a-b=20................2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply equation 1 by -1 and add equation 2 to it<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1(a-b)+(2a-b)=-10+20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-a+b+2a-b=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "plug value of a in equation1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10-b=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=0 </SPAN>\n" );
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