document.write( "Question 534419: Adding together two numbers is 20. Three times the smaller number is equal to two times the larger. Find the two numbers \n" ); document.write( "

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x + y = 20
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\n" ); document.write( "3x = 2y
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\n" ); document.write( "x = 2/3*y
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\n" ); document.write( "20-y = 2/3*y
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\n" ); document.write( "multiply both sides by 3
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\n" ); document.write( "60 -3y = 2y
\n" ); document.write( "5y = 60
\n" ); document.write( "y = 12
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\n" ); document.write( "x + y = 20
\n" ); document.write( "x = 8
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\n" ); document.write( "3*8 = 2*12 ??
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\n" ); document.write( "Answer: The two numbers are 8 and 12. \n" ); document.write( "

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