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document.write( "One number is 7 more than the smaller. larger 
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document.write( " Twice the smaller added to the larger is -20. 
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document.write( "  2x + (x+7) = -20
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document.write( "    3x + 7 = -20
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document.write( "     3x = -27
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document.write( "      x = -9, the smaller number.  The Larger number is  -2.    \r
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