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document.write( "the larger of 2 numbers is 20 more than the smaller. 4 times the larger is 70 more than 5 times the smaller, find the number.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rick </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The larger of 2 numbers is 20 more than the smaller. 4 times the larger is 70 more than 5 times the smaller, find the number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1.  Let x be the smaller number and let x+20 be the larger number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2.  Let 4(x+20) be four times the larger.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3.  Let 5x be five times the smaller.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 4.  Then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%28x%2B20%29=+5x%2B70 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%28x%2B20%29=+5x%2B70\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > since 4 times the larger is 70 more than 5 times the smaller.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 5.  The following steps will solve the equation in Step 4.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x%2B80=5x%2B70 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x%2B80=5x%2B70\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 4x+70 from both sides of the equation to get x-terms on the right side and numbers on the left side of the equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10=x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B20=30 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B20=30\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check if <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%28x%2B20%29=+5x%2B70 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%28x%2B20%29=+5x%2B70\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2A30=5%2A10%2B70 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2A30=5%2A10%2B70\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which is a true statement.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 6. ANSWER.  The numbers are 10 and 32.\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 </SPAN>\n" );
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