document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=174004>Question 174004</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The difference of two integers is 9. Five times the smaller is 7 more than three times the larger. Find the numbers . </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #128904 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><B>Mathtut(3670)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><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=128904\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let a and b be two integers<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b-a=9....eq 1--->b=a+9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5a=3b+7..eq 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "take b's value from revised eq 1 and plug it into eq 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5a=3(a+9)+7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5a=3a+27+7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2a=34<BR>\n" );
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