document.write( "Question 1154744: The sum of two numbers is eighteen. The total of three times the smaller and twice the larger is forty-four. Find the two numbers. \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "let the two numbers be \"x\" (larger number) and \"y\" (smaller number)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if the sum of two numbers is eighteen, we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"x%2By=18\"........solve for \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"x=18-y\"......... eq.1\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if the total of \"three\"\"+times\" the smaller and \"twice\" the larger is forty-four, we have\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%2B3y=44\"........eq.2.....substitute \"x\" from eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%2818-y%29%2B3y=44\"....solve for \"y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"36-2y%2B3y=44\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=44-36\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=8\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=18-y\"......... eq.1,substitute \"y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=18-8\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=10\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the two numbers are \"10\" and \"8\"\r
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