document.write( "Question 91412: The total of two number is 23. double the large number exceeds three times the smaller by sixteen. what are the integers. \n" ); document.write( "
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X+Y=23 OR X=23-Y
\n" ); document.write( "2Y=3X+16
\n" ); document.write( "NOW SUBSTITUTE (23-Y) FOR X & SOLVE FOR Y
\n" ); document.write( "2Y=3(23-Y)+16
\n" ); document.write( "2Y=69-3Y+16
\n" ); document.write( "2Y+3Y=85
\n" ); document.write( "5Y=85
\n" ); document.write( "Y=85/5
\n" ); document.write( "Y=17 ANSWER.
\n" ); document.write( "X+17=23
\n" ); document.write( "X=23-17
\n" ); document.write( "X=6 ANSWER.
\n" ); document.write( "PROOF
\n" ); document.write( "2*17=3*6+16
\n" ); document.write( "34=18=16
\n" ); document.write( "34=34\r
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