document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=122479>Question 122479</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One number is 12 more than another. the sum of the smaller number  and twice the larger number is 39.  Find the larger number. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "X+2(X+12)=39<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X+2X+24=39<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3X=39-24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3X=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=15/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=5 THE SMALLER NUMBER.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5+12=17 FOR THE LARGER NUMBER.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5+2*17=39<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5+34=39<BR>\n" );
document.write( "39=39<BR>\n" );
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