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Separate 45 into 2 parts so that 5 times the smaller number is 6 less than 2 times the larger.
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\n" ); document.write( "let x=smaller part
\n" ); document.write( "45-x=larger part
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\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
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