document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=284341>Question 284341</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of two numbers is 56.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the larger number is divided by the smaller number, the quotient is 1 with a remainder of 16.  What are the two numbers?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm not even sure what kind of algebra this falls into - or where to start. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The first sentences says the sum -- that means we are going to add<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then it says two numbers. We are dealing with algebra so we assign letters to those numbers. Let's use a and b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so we are adding <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the sum is 56<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is means equals<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a+b=56<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then it says the larger number. so far a and b are the same so we pick a for the larger number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a/b=1 + 16/b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[Explanation: this is not part of the problem : if  you divide 5 by 3 and have a remainder of 2 what do you do with the 2 you put it over the 3 . let's do it with letters 5/x =1 plus remainder  of 2 =1 2/x end of explanation]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "back to the problem<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so we have 16 remainder and put it over b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a/b=1 + 16/b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so now we have two equations with two unknowns<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a+b=56<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a/b=1 + 16/b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve for a and b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=36 b=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "check<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a+b=56<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36/20=1 16/20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ok </SPAN>\n" );
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