document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=79987>Question 79987</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One number is 12 more than another. The sum of the smaller number and twice the larger number is 39. Find the larger number.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #57365 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sofiyacherni><B>sofiyacherni(99)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sofiyacherni><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=57365\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> say we call small number x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then the large number would be x+12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"\"The sum of the smaller number and twice the larger number is 39\"\" which translates into <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2(x+12)=39<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2x+24=39<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+24=39<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "but x was the smaller number so to find the larger number we just have to add 12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5+12=17\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "17 is the larger number<BR>\n" );
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