document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=886078>Question 886078</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of two numbers is 47. One of the numbers is 2 more than twice the other number. Find the value of the smaller number.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=smaller number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "47-x=larger number<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "47-x=2x+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "47-x=32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "smaller number=15<BR>\n" );
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