document.write( "Question 19590: Find two positive integers whose sum is 48, and whose sum also equals twice their difference. What is the smaller and lager integer? \n" ); document.write( "
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Let the two numbers be x and y
\n" ); document.write( "then x+y=48....[1]
\n" ); document.write( "and x+y=2(x-y)...[2]
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\n" ); document.write( "Then we get,
\n" ); document.write( "48=2(x-y)
\n" ); document.write( "24=x-y
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\n" ); document.write( "x+y=48
\n" ); document.write( "x-y=24
\n" ); document.write( "Adding the two equations we get,
\n" ); document.write( "2x=72
\n" ); document.write( "x=36
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\n" ); document.write( "x+y=48
\n" ); document.write( "so y=48-x=48-36=12
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\n" ); document.write( "x=36,y=12
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\n" ); document.write( "-Prabhat \n" ); document.write( "

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