document.write( "Question 359721: 1/6 of the sum of two numbers is 14 and half their difference is 13
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document.write( "Hi
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document.write( "let x and y represent the numbers
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document.write( "1/6 of the sum of two numbers is 14
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document.write( "(x + y) = 84  y = 84-x\r
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document.write( "half their difference is 13 
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document.write( "x -(84-x) = 26
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document.write( "2x - 84 = 26
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document.write( "2x = 110
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document.write( "x = 55
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document.write( "Numbers are 55 and 29 \n" );
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