document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=223977>Question 223977</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two numbers have a sum of 47 their difference is 5. what are the two numbers? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #167357 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=167357\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two numbers have a sum of 47 their difference is 5. what are the two numbers?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1.  Let x be one number\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2.  Let 47-x be the other number since their sum is 47\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3.  Let 47-x-x=5 be the difference be between the two numbers\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 4.  Then 47-2x=5.  Solving yields the following steps\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=47-2x=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"47-2x=5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add 2x-5 to both sides of the equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=47-2x%2B2x-5=5%2B2x-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"47-2x%2B2x-5=5%2B2x-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=42=2x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"42=2x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide 2 to both sides of the equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=42%2F2=2x%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"42%2F2=2x%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=21=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"21=x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  then the other number is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=47-21=26 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"47-21=26\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Note the difference between these two numbers is 5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 5.  ANSWER:  The numbers are 21 and 26.\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( "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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