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" );
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document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\"> represent the smaller number.  Then the larger number is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x + 9\">.  Seven times the smaller number is then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 7x\"> and two times the larger number is then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 2(x + 9)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The difference between these two quantities:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 7x - 2(x + 9) = 157\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Remove parentheses:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 7x - 2x - 18 = 157\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add 18 to both sides and collect like terms:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 5x = 157 + 18 = 175\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide by 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ x = 35\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check your answer:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7 times 35 is 245, 35 plus 9 is 44 times 2 is 88, 245 minus 88 is 157: Answer checks.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
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