document.write( "Question 415194: One number is six less than another. Their sum is twelve. Find the numbers. (Enter solutions from smallest to largest.) \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "One number is six less than another
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document.write( "Let x and (x-6) represent the two numbers
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document.write( "  x + (x-6) = 12
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document.write( "Solving for x
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document.write( "    2x = 18
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document.write( "     x = 9   
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document.write( "  (x-6)= 3    The two numbers are 3 and 9.\r
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document.write( "CHECKING our Answer***
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document.write( " 3 + 9 = 12 \n" );
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