document.write( "Question 1173705: One number is 20 more than the other. If their sum is 35, what are the numbers? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "7.5  and  27.5\r
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document.write( "Algebraic work-out:
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document.write( "x + (x+20) = 35
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document.write( "2x + 20 = 35
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document.write( "2x = 15
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document.write( "x = 7.5, x+20 = 27.5 \n" );
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