Question 311981
let the number be x,
the other number will be 27-x.
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half the smaller number = x/2
twice the larger number = 2(27-x)
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x/2 + 2(27-x)= 36
x/2 +54 -2x = 36
LCM =2
x+108 -4x= 2*36
-3x=-108+72
-3x=-36
x= 12
27-12 =15

12, 15 are the numbers