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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The sum of two numbers is 56. The larger number is 7 less than 3 times the smaller number. Find the smaller number.
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X+Y=56
\n" ); document.write( "X=3Y-7
\n" ); document.write( "(3Y-7)+Y=56
\n" ); document.write( "4Y-7=56
\n" ); document.write( "4Y=56+7
\n" ); document.write( "4Y=63
\n" ); document.write( "Y=63/4
\n" ); document.write( "Y=15.75 ANS FOR THE SMALLER NUMBER.
\n" ); document.write( "X=3*15.75-7
\n" ); document.write( "X=47.25-7
\n" ); document.write( "X=40.25 ANSWER FOR THE LARGER NUMBER.
\n" ); document.write( "40.25+15.75=56
\n" ); document.write( "56=56
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