document.write( "Question 208392: How would I translate and solve the following word problem into a pair of linear equations in two variables?\r
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How would I translate and solve the following word problem into a pair of linear equations in two variables?\r
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document.write( "x = one number\r\n" );
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document.write( "y = the other number\r\n" );
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document.write( "x+y = sum of the two numbers \r\n" );
document.write( "     (just put a + between them to get their sum)\r\n" );
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document.write( "x-y = difference of the two numbers \r\n" );
document.write( "     (just put a minus between them to get \r\n" );
document.write( "      their difference)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Translate this part of the first sentence:\r\n" );
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document.write( "                        x+y = 52\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now translate this part:\r\n" );
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document.write( "                        x-y = 6\r\n" );
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document.write( "So you have the system of equations:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Can you solve that? If not post again asking how.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: x=29,  y=23\r\n" );
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