Homework Help: Math Help

Posted by Norman on Friday, July 2, 2010 at 1:33am.

How can you turn this word problem into an equation:
One number is twice another number. The larger number is also 32 more than the smaller number.

Math Help - Reiny, Friday, July 2, 2010 at 8:27am
Let "one" number be x
then "another" number is 2x

"The larger number is also 32 more than the smaller number."
----> 2x = x + 32

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