document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1066866>Question 1066866</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of two numbers is twenty-one. Four times the smaller is equal to two times the larger. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #682084 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=math_helper><B>math_helper(2461)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=math_helper><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=math_helper><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=682084\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x + y = 21 , and let x be the smaller number, so x < y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x = 2y —>  2x=y —>  plug into top eqn:   x + (2x) = 21  —>  x=7 —> y=14\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans: the numbers are 7 and 14<BR>\n" );
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