document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=314861>Question 314861</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Translate this word problem as a system of equations and then solve using substitution. The sum of two numbers is 84. One number is three times the other. Find the numbers. Put your answer in this form: the numbers are 3 and 6. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #225194 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=225194\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The two numbers are A and B.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A%2BB=84 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A%2BB=84\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=3B ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=3B\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute eq. 2 directly into eq. 1 and solve for B.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A%2BB=84 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A%2BB=84\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283B%29%2BB=84 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283B%29%2BB=84\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4B=84 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4B=84\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28+B=21%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28+B=21%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then from eq. 2,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=3B=3%2821%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=3B=3%2821%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28+A=63%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28+A=63%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The two numbers are 21 and 63. </SPAN>\n" );
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