document.write( "Question 425978: Twice one number is four more than 3 times another. Their difference is 3. Find the numbers \n" ); document.write( "
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Twice one number is four more than 3 times another. Their difference is 3. Find the numbers
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\n" ); document.write( "Equations:
\n" ); document.write( "2x = 3y+2
\n" ); document.write( "x-y = 3
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\n" ); document.write( "x = y+3
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\n" ); document.write( "Substitute and solve for \"y\":
\n" ); document.write( "2(y+3) = 3y+2
\n" ); document.write( "2y+6 = 3y+2
\n" ); document.write( "y = 4
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\n" ); document.write( "Solve for \"x\":
\n" ); document.write( "x = y + 3
\n" ); document.write( "x = 4+3 = 7
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