document.write( "Question 151039: 'A man wanted to get into his work building, but he had forgotten his code.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The fifth number plus the third number equals fourteen.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #110946 by Fombitz(32388)\"\" \"About 
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Let the code be ABCDE.
\n" ); document.write( "1.\"E%2BC=14\"
\n" ); document.write( "2.\"D=B%2B1\"
\n" ); document.write( "3.\"A=2B-1\"
\n" ); document.write( "4.\"B%2BC=10\"
\n" ); document.write( "5.\"A%2BB%2BC%2BD%2BE=30\"
\n" ); document.write( "Let's see if we can get each number in terms of B.
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\n" ); document.write( "\"B%2BC=10\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"C=10-B\"
\n" ); document.write( "From 2,
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\n" ); document.write( "From 1 and 4,
\n" ); document.write( "\"E%2BC=14\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"E=14-C\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"E=14-%2810-B%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"E=14-10%2BB\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"E=B%2B4\"
\n" ); document.write( "Now substitute all of these into 5 and solve for B.
\n" ); document.write( "5.\"A%2BB%2BC%2BD%2BE=30\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%282B-1%29%2BB%2B%2810-B%29%2B%28B%2B1%29%2B%28B%2B4%29=30\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"B%282%2B1-1%2B1%2B1%29%2B%28-1%2B10%2B1%2B4%29=30\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"4B%2B14=30\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"4B=16\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"B=4\"
\n" ); document.write( "Now go back and find A,C,D,and E.
\n" ); document.write( "\"A=2B-1=2%284%29-1=8-1=7\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"C=10-B=10-4=6\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"D=B%2B1=4%2B1=5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"E=B%2B4=4%2B4=8\"
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\n" ); document.write( "The question to ask is how could he remember these find intricate codes but not 5 numbers.
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