document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1003875>Question 1003875</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A number is twice another number. when the larger is subtracted from 50, the result is 2 more than when the smaller number is subtracted from 40. find the numbers </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A number is twice another number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "one number x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "other 2x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " when the larger is subtracted from 50,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50-2x....................`<BR>\n" );
document.write( " the result is 2 more than when the smaller number is subtracted from 40. find the numbers\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(40-x)+2.............2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "50-2x = 40-x +2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "otner number is 8*2 =16<BR>\n" );
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