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Algebra.Com's Answer #479341 by lwsshak3(11628) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Separate 45 into 2 parts so that 5 times the smaller number is 6 less than 2 times the larger. \n" ); document.write( "*** \n" ); document.write( "let x=smaller part \n" ); document.write( "45-x=larger part \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "5x=2(45-x)-6 \n" ); document.write( "5x=90-2x-6 \n" ); document.write( "7x=84 \n" ); document.write( "x=12 \n" ); document.write( "45-x=33 \n" ); document.write( "smaller part=12 \n" ); document.write( "larger part=33 \n" ); document.write( " |