document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=159296>Question 159296</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The average of two numbers is 7. Find the numbers if three times one of the numbers is one half the other number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I can not figure ths out. I can not get it written into two equations.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #117442 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=117442\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \"average of two numbers is 7\" --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2By%29%2F2=7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2By%29%2F2=7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"three times one of the numbers is one half the other number\" ---> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x=%281%2F2%29y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x=%281%2F2%29y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x=%281%2F2%29y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x=%281%2F2%29y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the second equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6x=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6x=y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply both sides by 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=6x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=6x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rearrange the equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2By%29%2F2=7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2By%29%2F2=7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Move onto the first equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2B6x%29%2F2=7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B6x%29%2F2=7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=6x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=6x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%287x%29%2F2=7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%287x%29%2F2=7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7x=14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7x=14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply both sides by 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the first number is 2 and the second number is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=6%282%29=12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=6%282%29=12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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