document.write( "Question 164084: One number is 5 more than twice the another. If the sum of the two numbers is 74, find the two numbers.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "10+2x =74
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\n" ); document.write( " x=32
\n" ); document.write( "74-32=42
\n" ); document.write( "So the two numbers are 32,42
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\"One number is 5 more than twice the another\" translates to \"y=2x%2B5\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"the sum of the two numbers is 74\" translates to \"x%2By=74\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B2x%2B5=74\" Plug in \"y=2x%2B5\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x%2B5=74\" Combine like terms on the left side.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x=74-5\" Subtract \"5\" from both sides.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x=69\" Combine like terms on the right side.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%2869%29%2F%283%29\" Divide both sides by \"3\" to isolate \"x\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=23\" Reduce. So the first number is 23\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=2x%2B5\" Go back to the first equation\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=2%2823%29%2B5\" Plug in \"x=23\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=46%2B5\" Multiply\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=51\" Add. So the second number is 51\r
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