document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=747630>Question 747630</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> When two numbers x and y are added together, the sum is 52. y is 3 times larger than x. Find y. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "y = x + 3 times x = 4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + y = 52<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 4x = 52<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 10.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 41.6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3 times larger = 4 times as large, not 3 times as large.<BR>\n" );
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