document.write( "Question 381652: One number is fourteen more than twice another. If their sum is decreased by nine, the result is eleven. Find the numbers \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "Let x and (x+14) represent the numbers
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\n" ); document.write( "x +(x+14) - 9 = 11
\n" ); document.write( "Solving for x
\n" ); document.write( " 2x + 5 = 11
\n" ); document.write( " 2x = 6
\n" ); document.write( " x = 3, one of the numbers. The other number is 17. (.+14)
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\n" ); document.write( " 3 + 17 - 9 = 11 \n" ); document.write( "
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