document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=260735>Question 260735</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the equations to, the second of two nubers is 4 more than the first. teh sum of the numbers is 56. find the numbers </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's have \"x\" be the first number. Now we can set up an equation to look like:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+(x+4)=56 Combine like terms to be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+4=56 Subtract 4 from both sides:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=52 Divide both sides by 2 to give us:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=26 There we go, so the second number is? Right. 30! Do they add up to 56?<BR>\n" );
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