document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=754912>Question 754912</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of two numbers is 70. The larger number is 4 more than double the smaller number.  What is the smaller number? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let th larger no is x the the smaller no is 70-x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The larger number is 4 more than double the smaller number. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "so x=4+2*(70-x)=4+140-2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or 3x=144<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or x=144/3=48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the smaller number=70-48=22 </SPAN>\n" );
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