document.write( "Question 1002724: A number equals two more than another. A number plus twice another is 11. Find the numbers. \n" ); document.write( "
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Call one number x and the other y.
\n" ); document.write( "y = x + 2
\n" ); document.write( "y + 2x = 11
\n" ); document.write( "Substitute the first into the second and get
\n" ); document.write( "x+2 + 2x = 11
\n" ); document.write( "3x + 2 = 11
\n" ); document.write( "3x = 9
\n" ); document.write( "x = 3
\n" ); document.write( "y = 5
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