document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=996690>Question 996690</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The difference of two positive integers is 34. The larger number is three times the smaller. What are these numbers? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "3x - x = 34,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x = 34,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 17.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The smaller number is 17, the larger is 3*17 = 51.\r<BR>\n" );
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