document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=658152>Question 658152</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> one number is 6 more than twice a second number. Their sum is 54. How do I find the numbers? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #410184 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chriswen><B>chriswen(106)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chriswen><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=410184\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let x be the first number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let 54-x be the second number<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x - 6 = 2(54-x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x - 6 = 108 - 2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 114<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 38<BR>\n" );
document.write( "54-x=16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The first number is 38 and the second number is 16. </SPAN>\n" );
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