document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=263748>Question 263748</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Translate the problem into a pair of linear equations in two variables.Solve the equations using elimination or substitution. State your answer for both variables.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The sum of two numbers is 60.  The second number is three times as large as the first number. What are the numbers? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The sum of two numbers is 60. The second number is three times as large as the first number. What are the numbers?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let the first number be x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the other number = 60-x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "60-x  =3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the other number = 45\r<BR>\n" );
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