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( "Since twice the larger is equal to three times the smaller, the two numbers are in the ratio 3:2.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the two numbers can be represented by 3x and 2x.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The difference between 3x and 2x is 3x-2x=x.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "But the difference between the numbers is 12, so x=12.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "And then the two numbers are 3x=36 and 2x=24.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: The smaller number is 24.<br><BR>\n" );
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