document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=135700>Question 135700</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello, this is the problem: The sum of two numbers is 4 less than twice the larger. If the larger is decreased by three times the smaller, the result is -20.<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 #99439 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><B>vleith(2983)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><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=99439\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x be the smaller number and y be the larger one.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+-+3x+=+-20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+-+3x+=+-20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >   sub for y using the value above\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Which means y = 16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check your answer. Is (12+16) = (32-4)??? yes it is!  </SPAN>\n" );
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