document.write( "Question 161314: hi please help me with this problem: The sum of two numers is -17. If one number is one less than three times the other, find the numbers. \n" ); document.write( "

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x = number 1
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x + y = -17 (equation from statement 1 of problem)
\n" ); document.write( "x = 3y - 1 (equation from statement 2 of problem)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let's plug that value of x into the first equation...\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(3y - 1) + y = -17
\n" ); document.write( "4y - 1 = -17
\n" ); document.write( "4y - 1 + 1 = -17 + 1
\n" ); document.write( "4y = -16
\n" ); document.write( "y = -16/4
\n" ); document.write( "y = -4\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now that we have y we can find x...\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Plug that value of y into 1 of those equations (it doesn't matter which one)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x + -4 = -17\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x + -4 + 4 = -17 + 4
\n" ); document.write( "x = -13\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So your numbers are -4 and -13 :) \n" ); document.write( "

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