document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=295702>Question 295702</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please translate the problem into a pair of linear equations in two vaiables. Solve the equations using either elimination or substitution and state the answer for both variables.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The difference of two numbers is 88. The second number is 20% of the first number. What are the numbers? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #213155 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=213155\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First name your variables, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=B ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"B\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A-B=88 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A-B=88\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=B=20%2AA%2F100=0.2A ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"B=20%2AA%2F100=0.2A\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use eq. 2 in eq.1,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.8A=88 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.8A=88\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then from eq. 2,<BR>\n" );
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