document.write( "Question 256521: four times one number is 11 more than the second number. if their sum is 14, find the numbers. please help \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"Is\" means equals, so:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "which gives us the first equation.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "which can be re-stated:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Take this expression for and replace in the first equation.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Just solve for . Once you discover the value of , you can subtract that from 14 to get the value of \r
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