document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=144057>Question 144057</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The fifth number plus the third number equals fourteen.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      The fourth number is one more than the second number. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "      The first number is one less than twice the second number. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "      The second number plus the third number equals ten. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "      The sum of all five numbers is 30. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #104856 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=104856\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let the number be abcde<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d=b+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=2b-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so b<=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b+c=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so c=10-b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a+d+e=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so 2b-1+b+1+e=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3b+e=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "e=20-3b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so e=5 or 8 because b<=5 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "If e=5 then b=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If e=8 then b=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a+b+c+d+e=30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Try e=5: 2b-1+b+10-b+b+1+5=30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3b+15=30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3b=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=3 wrong<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Try e=8: 2b-1+b+10-b+b+1+8=30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3b+18=30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3b=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=4 OK so far.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7+4+6+5+8=30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7+5+8=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "74658 is the number<BR>\n" );
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