document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=249598>Question 249598</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The difference between two numbers is 4. Two times the smaller number minus four times the larger number is -28. What are the numbers? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #181765 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=181765\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> X-Y=4 OR X=Y+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2X-4Y=-28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "REPLACE X WITH (Y+4) & SOLVE FOR Y.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(Y+4)-4Y=-28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2Y+8-4Y=-28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2Y=-28-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2Y=-36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=-36/-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=18 ANS FOR THE SMALLER NUMBER.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X-18=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=4=18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=22 ANS FOR THE LARGER NUMBER.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*22-4*18=-28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "44-72=-28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-28=-28<BR>\n" );
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