document.write( "Question 948176: One number is twice as large as the other. Five times the smaller number is 24 more than the large number. Find the number \n" ); document.write( "

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$\"A=2B\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5B=24%2BA\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Substituting,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5B=24%2B2B\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3B=24\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"B=8\"$
\n" ); document.write( "So then,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"A=2%288%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"A=16\"$ \r
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