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document.write( "The difference between two numbers is 18. The sum of twice the smaller number and three times the larger number is 784. What are the numbers? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "X=18+Y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2Y+3X=784<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2Y+3(18+Y)=784<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2Y+54+3Y=784<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5Y=784-54<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5Y=730<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=730/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=146 ANS FOR THE SMALLER NUMBER.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X-146=18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=18+146<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=164 ANS. FOR THE LARGER NUMBER.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*146=3*164=784<BR>\n" );
document.write( "292+492=784<BR>\n" );
document.write( "784=784 </SPAN>\n" );
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