document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=668884>Question 668884</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The larger of two numbers is three more than twice the smaller and when the larger is subtracted from the smaller the result is -15.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2y+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-x = -15<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for \"x\" and solve for \"y\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - (2y+3) = -15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-y-3 = -15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 12 (smaller)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for \"x\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2y+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 24+3 = 27 (larger)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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