document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=210014>Question 210014</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the sum of two integers is ten. three times the larger integer is three less than eight times the smaller integer </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the numbers be a and b:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a + b = 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3*a = 8*b-3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rearrange to solve for \"b\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 10-b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(10-b) = 8b  - 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30-3b = 8b -3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11b = 33<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore a = 10-3 = 7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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