document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=209899>Question 209899</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One number is 8 times another; their difference is 28. What are the numbers </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Then the larger one is 8x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "As their difference is 28, we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x - x = 28\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solving for x, we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x = 28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the two numbers are 4 and 32.<BR>\n" );
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