document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=85582>Question 85582</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of two numbers is 21.  Three times the smaller number is 2 less than twice the larger number.  Find the two numbers </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let one of the numbers be x; the other number is 21-x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "EQUATION: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 2(21-x)-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 42-2x-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x=40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=8 (smaller number)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "21-x=13 (other number)<BR>\n" );
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