document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=266>Question 266</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the difference between two numbers is 15. four times the smaller number plus twice the larger number is 120. what are the two numbers? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x= smaller number\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y= larger  number\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y-x=15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "therefore y= x+15<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x + 2y = 120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x + 2(x+15) = 120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x + 2x + 30 = 120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x + 30 = 120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x = 90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "therefore<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 30 </SPAN>\n" );
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