document.write( "Question 843183: The sum of two numbers is 24.
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document.write( "The larger number is two more than three times the smaller number \"highlight_green%28x%29\".
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document.write( " x + (3x+2) =  24
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document.write( "   4x = 22
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document.write( "   x = 22/4 = 11/2, the smaller number.  The larger number is  \"highlight_red%2837%2F2%29\"          \"33%2F2%2B4%2F2\"
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document.write( "5 1⁄2  +  181⁄2  = 24
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