document.write( "Question 372091: The sum of two numbers is 84. One number is three times the other. Find the numbers.Put your answer in this form: The numbers are 3 and 6. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Hi,
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document.write( "The sum of two numbers is 84
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document.write( "Let x represent one of the numbers, then (84-x) would be the other
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document.write( "Question states***
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document.write( "x = 3(84-x)
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document.write( "solving for x
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document.write( "x = 3*84 - 3x
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document.write( "4x = 252
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document.write( "x = 63, one of the numbers.  The other is 21.    (84-63)\r
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document.write( "checking our answer
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document.write( "63 = 3*21 \n" );
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