document.write( "Question 660300: The difference of two numbers is subtracted from their sum. What can be said about the answer? \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "The Problem:\r\n" );
document.write( "The difference of two numbers is subtracted from their sum. What can be said about the \r\n" );
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document.write( "Solution:\r\n" );
document.write( "Let n be larger number.\r\n" );
document.write( "Let m be the smaller number.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Their difference is n-m.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Their sum is n+m.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract the difference of the two numbers from their sum:\r\n" );
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document.write( "n + m - (n - m) = n + m - n + m = 2m\r\n" );
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document.write( "In the context of this problem, 2m means \"twice the smaller number.\" When we find the \r\n" );
document.write( "positive difference between two numbers (larger minus smaller) and subtract it from the sum \r\n" );
document.write( "of the numbers, the answer will always be twice the larger number.\r\n" );
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