document.write( "Question 1179146: 2/3 the sum of two numbers is 12. One of the numbers is 10, what is the other number? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "2/3 the sum is 12.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hence,  1/3  of the sum is 6.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It means that the sum is 3*6 = 18.\r\n" );
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document.write( "One of the two numbers is 10.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It leaves 8 for the other number.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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