document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=23781>Question 23781</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are four nunbers. The first is twenty less than the second, the third is one more than twice the first and the fourth is four more than the third. We also know that the sum of the first and second equals the sum of the third and fourth numbers. Find the numbers.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #12542 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><B>Paul(988)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=12542\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First number = f<BR>\n" );
document.write( "second number = s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Third = number = t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "fourth number = n\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f = s-20 ---------------> s-f=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 1 + 2s-40 ----------> 2s-t=39<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 5 + 2s-40 ----------> 2s-n=35\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "s-20+s = 2s-39+2s-35 (sum of all numbers) -------> -2s = -54\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                        Hence s = 27 (second number)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(27)-f = 20 ---------> s-f=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f=7 (first number)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(27)-t=39 --------->2s-t=39<BR>\n" );
document.write( "54-t=39 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "t=15 (third number)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(27)-n=35 --------->2s-n=25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "54-n=35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=19 Fourth number \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to check first number + second number = third number + fourth number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "27+7 = 19+15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "34=34\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, the four numbers are 27, 7, 15 and 19.<BR>\n" );
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