document.write( "Question 613361: The sum of two numbers is 56. The larger number is 14 more than the smaller number. What are numbers? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "larger number is 14 more than the smaller number
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document.write( "Let x and ( x+14) represent the numbers
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document.write( "   x + (x+14) = 56
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document.write( "     2x = 42
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document.write( "      x = 21 , the smaller number.  The larger number is 35
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document.write( "  21 + 35 = 56 \n" );
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