document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=319073>Question 319073</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ONE OF THE TWO NUMBERS EXCEEDS THE OTHER BY SEVEN AND IF WE ADD FOUR TIMES THE SMALLER TO FIVE TIMES THE GREATER WE GET 143.FIND THE NUMBERS? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's have x be the smaller and (x+7) be the larger number. Here's the equation that can be setup:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x+5(x+7)=143 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Combine like terms to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x+35=143<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract 35 from both sides to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x=108<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide by 9 to result in:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the numbers are:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12 & 19<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RJ<BR>\n" );
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