document.write( "Question 647389: The sum of two numbers is 16. If one number is three times another number, what is the larger number?
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The sum of two numbers is 16. If one number is three times another number, what is the larger number?
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\n" ); document.write( "x + y = 16
\n" ); document.write( "x = 3y
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\n" ); document.write( "Substitute for \"x\" and solve for \"Y\".
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\n" ); document.write( "3y + y = 16
\n" ); document.write( "4y = 16
\n" ); document.write( "y = 4
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\n" ); document.write( "Solve for \"x\":
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\n" ); document.write( "x = 3*4 = 12
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