document.write( "Question 393226: 4. Divide the number 32 in two parts so that one part is 3 times larger than the other? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "one part is 3 times larger than the other
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document.write( "Let x and 3x represent those numbers
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document.write( " x + 3x = 32
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document.write( "    4x = 32
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document.write( "     x = 8, smaller of those two numbers.  larger = 24   (3*8)
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document.write( " 8 + 24 = 32 \n" );
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