document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=918079>Question 918079</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The difference between two numbers is 12 and twice the larger is three times the smaller. What is the smaller number? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "y = smaller number\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x - y = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 3y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plug in x = 3y/2 into equation 1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3y/2 - y = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y/2 = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The numbers are 36 and 24. </SPAN>\n" );
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