document.write( "Question 73156: One number is 6 less than another number. Their sum is 20. Find the greater number? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #52415 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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Let one number be m and another be n. If m is 6 less than n then it looks like this
\n" ); document.write( "\"m=n-6\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"m%2Bn=20\"Here's the sum of the 2 numbers
\n" ); document.write( "Plug in \"m=n-6\" into m of \"m%2Bn=20\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28n-6%29%2Bn=20\"Solve for n
\n" ); document.write( "\"2n-6=20\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2n=26\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"n=13\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"m=13-6\"Find the smaller number
\n" ); document.write( "\"m=7\"
\n" ); document.write( "So the greater number is 13 and the smaller number is 7
\n" ); document.write( "Check:
\n" ); document.write( "\"m%2Bn=20\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"7%2B13=20\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"20=20\"
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