document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1005444>Question 1005444</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The smaller number is 2 more than one half of the large number.If the sun of these numbers is 26,what are these numbers<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #621717 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Bob10576><B>Bob10576(4)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Bob10576><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=621717\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The problem asks you to find the values of two unknown integers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can create an equation in order to solve this.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You know that one number is 2 more than half of the larger number, so you can start with this.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x/2)+2 = y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y is the smaller number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x is the larger number\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "with this you can solve for both.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you want to find the answer to this equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(smaller number) + (larger number) = 26\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "all you have to do is substitute in y for (smaller number) and x for (larger number)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you then get this.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y + x = 26\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you already have the y in terms of x solved up above, so just replace the y with (x/2)+2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you can now solve (x/2)+2 + x = 26 to find the answer for the larger number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "which is x = 16.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(remember that x/2 is just 1/2x, so x + 1/2x = 3/2x)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now just plug in 16 for the equation we made before for finding y (the smaller number)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x/2)+2 = y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(16/2)+2 = y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(8)+2 = y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10 = y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10 = smaller number\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now we check our answer\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10 + 16 = 26\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "26 = 26 :D\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "larger number = 16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "smaller number = 10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We've solved the question!\r<BR>\n" );
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