document.write( "Question 613735: The sum of two numbers is 15. Three times the smaller number is the same as twice the larger. What are the two numbers?
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document.write( "Hi, 
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document.write( "Three times the smaller number is the same as twice the larger:(3x=2L)
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document.write( "Let x and  represent the smaller and larger number respectively
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document.write( "Question states***sum of two numbers is 15
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document.write( "  x + (3/2)x = 15
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document.write( "    (5/2)x = 15
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document.write( "         x = 15(2/5)
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document.write( "         x = 6, the smaller number.  the larger number is 9 \n" );
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