document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=200232>Question 200232</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> one number is 9 more than the other number.  The difference of seven times the smaller number and two times the larger is 157.  What are 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 #150535 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=150535\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let the bigger=b and the smaller=s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=s+9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7s-2b=157<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7s-2(s+9)=157<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7s-2s-18=157<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5s=175<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s=35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=44<BR>\n" );
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