document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=241855>Question 241855</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the difference of two numbers is tripled. the result is decreased by 1. if the lesser of the two values is 4, the result is 8.3. find the greatest number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "please? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #177120 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=College+Student><B>College Student(505)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=College+Student><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=College+Student><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=177120\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Variables are: a, b, c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let a = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let c = 8.3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We need to find b.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The equation then becomes:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%284-b%29-1=8.3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%284-b%29-1=8.3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12-3b-1=8.3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12-3b-1=8.3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3b=8.3-12%2B1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3b=8.3-12%2B1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3b=-2.7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3b=-2.7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=0.9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=0.9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "*** We are not getting an integer for a result.  Did you really mean to type 8.3 or 8?  I'm going to work it out for 8 just in case, because we would end up with an integer as a result.<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%284-b%29-1=8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%284-b%29-1=8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12-3b-1=8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12-3b-1=8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3b=8-12%2B1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3b=8-12%2B1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3b=-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3b=-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I hope this helped. </SPAN>\n" );
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