document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=382680>Question 382680</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> My question is if two numbers have the sum of 6 can be represented by x and x +6. this problem do not seem to be a true statement What are your thoughts? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #271130 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=kingme18><B>kingme18(98)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=kingme18><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=kingme18><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=271130\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If two numbers have a sum of 6, that means they add up to 6.  So if one is x, then x + (other number) = 6.  Subtract x on both sides, and (other number) = 6-x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What you wrote is x (a number) and x + 6 (6 more than that number).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Instead, you should have x (a number) and 6 - x (6 minus that number, because together they would add to 6). </SPAN>\n" );
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