document.write( "Question 1186963: please help me to solve this problem
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\n" ); document.write( "The sum of two numbers is 18 one number is less than twice the other find them \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #817920 by MathLover1(20850) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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let numbers be $\"x\"$ and $\"y\"$
\n" ); document.write( "if the sum of two numbers is $\"18+\"$ , we have
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%2By=18\"$ ..........eq.1\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if one number is less than twice the other, we have \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%3C2y\"$ ........ineq.2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "go to
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%2By=18\"$ ..........eq.1, solve for $\"x\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=18-y\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "go to\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%3C2y\"$ ........ineq.2, substitute $\"x\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"18-y%3C2y\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"18%3C2y%2By\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"18%3C3y\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"6%3Cy\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"y%3E6\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "let say $\"y=7\"$ , first number greater than $\"6\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "then
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=18-7\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=11\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, the numbers are: $\"7\"$ and $\"11\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "you can take second number greater than $\"6\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"8\"$ and $\"10\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "or third number greater than $\"6\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"9\"$ and $\"9\"$ \r
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