document.write( "Question 161160: 1.one number is 11 more than another number. find the two numbers if three times the larger number exceeds four times the smaller number by 4.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2.if the first of two consecutive integers is multiplied by 3, this product is 20 more than the sum of the two integers. find the integers.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3.five times the first of three consecutive even integers is 4 less than twice the sum of the second and third. find the integers.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "4.the sum of three numbers is 49. the second number is three times the first number and the third number is 6 less than the first number. find the three numbers.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "5.the numerator of a fraction is 2 more than the numerator. if the numerator is decreased by one and the denominator is increased by 2, the value of the original fraction and the new one is 7/3. find the original fraction.
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\n" ); document.write( "one number \"x\" is 11 more than another number \"y\".
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=y%2B11\"……………..(1)
\n" ); document.write( "find the two numbers,\"x\" and \"y\", if three times the larger number( \"3x\") exceeds four times the smaller number (\"y\") by \"4\".\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x+=+4y+%2B4\"……………..(2)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now solve the system:
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=y%2B11\"……………..(1)….plug \"x\"} value in (\"2\")
\n" ); document.write( "\"3x+=+4y+%2B4\"……………..(2)
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\n" ); document.write( "\"3+%28y%2B11%29+=+4y+%2B4\"……………..(2)…find \"y\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3y%2B33+=+4y+%2B4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"33+-+4+=+4y+-3y\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"29+=+y+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+29+\"………………… plug \"y\" value in (\"1\") to find \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+y%2B11\"……………..(1)
\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+29%2B11\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=++40\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2. If the first of two consecutive integers is multiplied by 3, this product is 20 more than the sum of the two integers. Find the integers. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "remember: \"5\", \"6\", and \"7\" are three consecutive integers
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\n" ); document.write( "\"x\"……. first of two consecutive integers
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B1\"……. second of two consecutive integers\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x+=+x+%2B+%28x%2B1%29+%2B+20\"…….
\n" ); document.write( "\"3x+=+2x%2B1+%2B+20\"…….
\n" ); document.write( "\"3x+-+2x=+21+\"…….
\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+21+\"……. first of two consecutive integers\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B1=22\"……. second of two consecutive integers\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Check:
\n" ); document.write( "\"3x+=+x+%2B+%28x%2B1%29+%2B+20\"…….
\n" ); document.write( "\"3%2A21+=+21+%2B+%2821%2B1%29+%2B+20\"…….
\n" ); document.write( "\"63+=+21+%2B+22+%2B+20\"…….
\n" ); document.write( "\"63+=+63\"…….\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3. Five times the first of three consecutive even integers is 4 less than twice the sum of the second and third. Find the integers.
\n" ); document.write( "remember: \"4\", \"6\", and \"8\" are three consecutive even integers\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x\"……. first of three consecutive integers
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B2\"……. second of three consecutive integers
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B4\"…….third of three consecutive integers\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5x+%2B+4+=+2%28+%28x%2B2%29+%2B+%28x%2B4%29%29\"…….
\n" ); document.write( "\"5x+%2B+4+=+2%28+2x%2B6%29\"…….
\n" ); document.write( "\"5x+%2B+4+=+4x%2B12\"…….
\n" ); document.write( "\"5x+-4x+=+12-4\"…….
\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+8\"……. first of three consecutive integers
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B2=8+%2B2=10\"……. second of three consecutive integers
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B4=8%2B4=12\"…….third of three consecutive integers\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Check:
\n" ); document.write( "\"5x+%2B+4+=+2%28+%28x%2B2%29+%2B+%28x%2B4%29%29\"…….
\n" ); document.write( "\"5%2A8+%2B+4+=+2%28+%288%2B2%29+%2B+%288%2B4%29%29\"…….
\n" ); document.write( "\"40+%2B+4+=+2%28+10+%2B+12%29\"…….
\n" ); document.write( "\"44+=+2%28+22%29\"…….
\n" ); document.write( "\"44+=+44\"…….\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "4. The sum of three numbers is 49. The second number is three times the first number and the third number is 6 less than the first number. Find the three numbers. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x\"……. first of three numbers
\n" ); document.write( "\"y\"……. second of three numbers
\n" ); document.write( "\"z\"……. third of three numbers\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By%2Bz=49\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=3x\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"z=x-6\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B3x+%2B+%28x-6%29=49\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"5x+-6=49\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"5x+=49%2B6\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"5x+=55\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=55%2F5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=11\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=3x=33\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"z=x-6=5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Check:
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By%2Bz=49\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"11%2B33%2B5=49\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"49=49\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "5. The numerator of a fraction is 2 more than the denominator. If the numerator is decreased by one and the denominator is increased by 2, the value of the original fraction and the new one is 7/3. Find the original fraction.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "let a fraction be \"a%2Fb\"
\n" ); document.write( "if the numerator \"a\" of a fraction is \"b%2B2\", we have
\n" ); document.write( "\"a=b%2B2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If the numerator \"a\" is decreased by \"1\" and the denominator \"b\" is increased by \"2\", the value of the original fraction \"a%2Fb\" and the new one is \"7%2F3\", or\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28a-1%29%2F%28b+%2B2%29+=+7%2F3\"………plug in \"a=b%2B2\" and find \"b\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28%28b%2B2%29-1%29%2F%28b+%2B2%29%29+=+7%2F3\"………\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28b%2B1%29%2F%28b+%2B2%29+=+7%2F3\"………
\n" ); document.write( "\"+3%28b%2B1%29=7%28b+%2B2%29+\"………
\n" ); document.write( "\"+3b%2B3=7b+%2B14+\"………
\n" ); document.write( "\"3+-+14+=+7b+-3b\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-+11+=+4b\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-+%2811%2F4%29+=+b\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b=+-+%2811%2F4%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a=b%2B2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"a=-+%2811%2F4%29%2B2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"a=-+%2811%2F4%29%2B%288%2F4%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"a=+-+%283%2F4%29+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, the original fraction is:
\n" ); document.write( "\"a%2Fb+=%28-3%2F4%29%2F%28-11%2F4%29=%283%2A4%29%2F%2811%2A4%29=3%2F11+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"a%2Fb+=3%2F11+\" .....where
\n" ); document.write( "\"a=3\" and \"b=11\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28a-1%29%2F%28b+%2B2%29+=+7%2F3\"………
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28%28-%283%2F4%29-1%29%2F%28-%2811%2F4%29%2B2%29%29=+7%2F3+\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28-%287%2F4%29%29%2F%28-%283%2F4%29%29=+7%2F3+\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28%287%2F4%29%29%2F%28%283%2F4%29%29=+7%2F3+\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%287%2A4%29%2F%283%2A4%29=+7%2F3+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+7%2F3+=+7%2F3\"………
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