document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=106346>Question 106346</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The difference of two numbers is three. The larger number is 33 minus twice the smaller number. What are the numbers? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the numbers be x and x+3.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+3 = 33 - 2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+3 = 13<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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