document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=363326>Question 363326</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the larger of two numbers is 4 less than twice the smaller. three times the largerexceeds four times the smaller by 6. find the numbers. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #259031 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><B>robertb(5830)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><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=robertb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=259031\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> L = 2s-4,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3L = 4s + 6.  By substituting the top eqaution into the bottom equation, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(2s-4) = 4s+6,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6s-12 = 4s+6,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2s = 18,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 9, the smaller number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = 2*9-4 = 14, the larger number. </SPAN>\n" );
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