document.write( "Question 1151574: The sum of two numbers is
\n" ); document.write( "50 The smaller number is
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\n" ); document.write( "x = smaller number
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = y-22 since \"The smaller number is 22 less than the larger number\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x+y = 50 because it says \"The sum of two numbers is 50\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x+y = 50
\n" ); document.write( "y-22+y = 50 ... replace x with y-22
\n" ); document.write( "2y-22 = 50
\n" ); document.write( "2y-22+22 = 50+22 ... add 22 to both sides
\n" ); document.write( "2y = 72
\n" ); document.write( "2y/2 = 72/2 ... divide both sides by 2
\n" ); document.write( "y = 36\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = y-22
\n" ); document.write( "x = 36-22 ... plug in y = 36
\n" ); document.write( "x = 14\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The two numbers are 14 and 36.
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