document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=332713>Question 332713</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> two numbers differ by 12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. if the smaller number is s, then the larger number is?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. if the larger number is l, then the smaller number is? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let the numbers be x & y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-y=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-s=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add s to both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-s+s=12+s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=12+s the larger number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "....<BR>\n" );
document.write( "...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "larger number is 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1-y=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add y to both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1-y+y=12+y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1=12+y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add -12 to both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1-12=12-12+y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-11 the smaller number is -11 </SPAN>\n" );
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