document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=176748>Question 176748</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find two numbers whose sum is 64  and whose difference is 4 . \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(We will call the two numbers x and y .) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am trying to help my son with some school work but I am not having much luck can yo help?<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 #131822 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=131822\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ok our two numbers are x and y<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+y=64....eq 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-y=4.....eq 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "rewrite eq 2 to x=4+y and plug that value into eq 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(4+y)+y=64<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2y=60.....subtracted 4 from both sides and combined like terms<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28y=30%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28y=30%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >divided by 2 on each side to isolate variable y<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=4+y<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x=4%2B30=34%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x=4%2B30=34%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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