document.write( "Question 948779: the sum of two numbers is thirty. Three times the smaller number is twice the larger number. find the two numbers. \n" ); document.write( "

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The bigger number = b
\n" ); document.write( "The smaller number = s
\n" ); document.write( " b+s = 30
\n" ); document.write( "3s = 2b
\n" ); document.write( "b = 1.5 s
\n" ); document.write( "So we substitute the b
\n" ); document.write( "b+s = 30
\n" ); document.write( "1.5s +s = 30
\n" ); document.write( "2.5s = 30
\n" ); document.write( "s = 12
\n" ); document.write( "b = 30 - 12 = 18 \n" ); document.write( "

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