document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=353560>Question 353560</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One number exceeds three times A second number by 3. Half of the larger number exceeds one fifth of the smaller number by 8. What is tha answer? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let n represent the second number. Then the larger is (3n + 3)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply each term of both sides of the equation by 10. (10/1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(3n + 3) = 2n + 80<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15n + 15 = 2n + 80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13n = 65<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 5 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "larger number(3n + 3) is 18<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "18/2 = 5/5 + 8 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "9 = 9 </SPAN>\n" );
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