document.write( "Question 429062: the average of two numbers is 11. Their difference is 3 more than that. Find the numbers \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x and y represent the numbers
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document.write( " (x+y)/2 = 11   OR x+y = 22
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document.write( "  x-y = 14\r
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document.write( "  x+y = 22
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document.write( "  x-y = 14
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document.write( " 2x = 36
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document.write( "  x = 18 and y = 4   (y = 18-14)\r
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document.write( "CHECKING our Answer***
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document.write( " (18+4)/2 = 11 \n" );
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