document.write( "Question 627324: Three times a larger number added to 4 times a smaller number totals 24. When twice the smaller number is subtracted from twice the larger number, the result is 2. What are the two numbers?
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document.write( "Let x and y represent the smaller and larger number respectively
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document.write( "Three times a larger number added to 4 times a smaller number totals 24. 
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document.write( "When twice the smaller number is subtracted from twice the larger number, the result is 2. 
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document.write( " 3y + 4x = 24
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document.write( " 2y - 2x = 2    |Multiply 2EQ by 2 and add to the 1st EQ
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document.write( "     7y = 28
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document.write( "      y = 4   and x = 3   \n" );
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