document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=192253>Question 192253</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0618503080/algebrahomeworkh>Intermediate Algeba</A><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The sum of two integers is ten.  Three times the larger integer is three less than 8 times the small integer.  Find the integers. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "my try:  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "First integer:   3n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Second integer:  8n-3 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3n + 8n-3 = 10 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "11n -3 =10 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "11n = 13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 13/11  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Not right?  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Help! <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "my try: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "First integer: 3n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Second integer: 8n-3 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3n + 8n-3 = 10 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "11n -3 =10 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "11n = 13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 13/11 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Not right? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Help! <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Not much chance it's right since it's not an integer.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "smaller integer = s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "bigger integer = b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3b+3 = 8s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b+s = 10 --> s = 10-b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sub for s into 1st eqn<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3b+3 = 8*(10-b)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3b+3 = 80-8b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11b = 77<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 3<BR>\n" );
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