document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1151790>Question 1151790</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of two numbers is eight. Using y to represent the smaller number, translate \"three times the larger number\" into a variable expression and then simplify.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let y = smaller number.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then, since the sum of the two numbers is 8, the larger number is 8-y.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then \"three times the larger number\" is 3(8-y).<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Simplify using the distributive property: 3(8-y) = 24-3y.<br><BR>\n" );
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