document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=767153>Question 767153</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the sum of two numbers is 47 one of the numbers is 2 more than twice the other number find the value of the smaller number? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2x + 2 = other number {one number is two more than twice the other}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + 2x + 2 = 47 {the sum of the two numbers is 47}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + 2 = 47 {combined like terms}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 45 {subtracted 2 from each side}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 15 {divided each side by 3}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + 2 = 32 {substituted 15, in for x, into 2x + 2}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15 is the smaller number<BR>\n" );
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