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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find two numbers such that their sum is 12 and two times the first plus three times the second is 26 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "LET THE 2 NUMBERS BE X AND Y <BR>\n" );
document.write( "THEIR SUM = X+Y = 12....................................I<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 TIMES I NUMBER = 2X <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 TIMES II NUMBER = 3Y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THEIR SUM IS..... 2X+3Y = 26................................II<BR>\n" );
document.write( "EQN.II - 2*EQN I<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2X+3Y-2X-2Y=26-2*12=26-24=2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X = 12-2 = 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SO THE 2 NUMBERS ARE 10 AND 2 </SPAN>\n" );
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