document.write( "Question 22676: find two numbers such that the larger is 1 less than 3 times the smaller. three times the larger is 5 more than 8 times the smaller. \n" ); document.write( "

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Let x = the smaller number
\n" ); document.write( "3x-1=the larger number
\n" ); document.write( "three times the larger is 5 more than 8 times the smaller.
\n" ); document.write( "3(3x-1)=5+8x
\n" ); document.write( "9x-3=5+8x
\n" ); document.write( "9x-8x=5+3
\n" ); document.write( "x=8
\n" ); document.write( "The smaller number = 8
\n" ); document.write( "the larger number= 3(8)-1=24-1=23
\n" ); document.write( "larger number = 23
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