document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=405880>Question 405880</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a number is 2 more than twice another number.  If the sum of the two numbers is 29, what are the two numbers? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #286596 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=286596\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let one number be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "other number = 2x+2\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2x+2=29<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+2=29<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add -2 to both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=29-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=9 first number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "second number ==> 2x+2= 2*9+2=20\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "9, 20 are the numbers </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );