document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=123289>Question 123289</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One number is twice another number. If the 12 subtracted from the larger number the result is 7 more than the smaller number. Find the numbers<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #90461 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=90461\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One number is twice another number. If the 12 subtracted from the larger number the result is 7 more than the smaller number. Find the numbers<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the smaller number be \"x\". Then the larger is \"2x\".<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x-12 = x+7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 19<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=38<BR>\n" );
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