document.write( "Question 240719: two numbers have a sum of 28. one number is 4 more than the other. find the numbers. \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "Equation 1: \"X+%2B+Y+=+28\"
\n" ); document.write( "Equation 2: \"Y+=+X+%2B+4\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "Since we know that Y = X + 4, plug (X + 4) into equation 1 for Y
\n" ); document.write( "Equation 1: \"X+%2B+Y+=+28\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"X+%2B+%28X+%2B+4%29+=+28\" Simplify
\n" ); document.write( "\"2X+%2B+4+=+28\" Subtract 4 form both sides
\n" ); document.write( "\"2X+=+24\" Divide both sided by 2
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28X+=+12%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now plug 12 in for X into equation 2
\n" ); document.write( "Equation 2: \"Y+=+X+%2B+4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"Y+=+12+%2B+4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28Y+=+16%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "Now go back to equation 1 and plug in 12 for X and plug 16 in for Y
\n" ); document.write( "Equation 1: \"X+%2B+Y+=+28\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"12+%2B+16+=+28\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"12+=+12\"\r
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