document.write( "Question 1008191: The sum of two numbers is 50. The bigger number is 5 more than twice as the smaller number. What are the numbers?
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document.write( "Let x = smaller no.
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document.write( "2x + 5 = bigger no.
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document.write( "Equation:
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document.write( "3x + 5 = 50
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document.write( "Solution:
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document.write( "3x + 5= 50
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document.write( "3x = 50 - 5
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document.write( "3x/3 = 45/3
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document.write( "X=15
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document.write( "Smaller no.=15
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document.write( "Bigger no.= 2x + 5
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document.write( "2 (15)+5=35 \n" );
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