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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two numbers differ by 57. Their sum is 185. Find the numbers. Choices for the smaller number: 29,30, 33. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #162191 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drj><B>drj(1380)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drj><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=drj><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=162191\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two numbers differ by 57. Their sum is 185. Find the numbers. Choices for the smaller number: 29,30, 33.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1.  Let x be one number and y be the other number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2.  Then based on the problem statement we have the following.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-y=57 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-y=57\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  Equation A\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2By=185 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2By=185\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  Equation B\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add Equations A and B to get\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=121 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=121\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then y=185-121=64\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER is 64 but it does not appear in your solutions.  May need to double check to see if the above problem statement is correct.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope the above steps were helpful. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And good luck in your studies!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Respectfully,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dr J\r<BR>\n" );
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