document.write( "Question 161317: Hey can someone please help me with this problem: The difference between two numbers is 14. If the smaller is multiplied by 5, the result is 2 greater than the larger number. Find the numbers \n" ); document.write( "
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The difference between two numbers is 14. If the smaller is multiplied by 5, the result is 2 greater than the larger number. Find the numbers
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\n" ); document.write( "Let one be \"x\" and the other \"x+14\"
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\n" ); document.write( "EQUATION:
\n" ); document.write( "5x = x+14 + 2
\n" ); document.write( "4x = 16
\n" ); document.write( "x = 4 (smaller)
\n" ); document.write( "x+14 = 18 (larger)
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\n" ); document.write( "Stan H.
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