document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=362593>Question 362593</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of two numbers is 25. One number is 7 less than 3 times the other number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=larger number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=lesser number\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is what I have so far. What do I do next?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y=120 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x+y=120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "QUESTION?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "WHERE DID YOU GET X=9 & X+Y=120???????<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "X+Y=25 OR X=25-Y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=3Y+7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25-Y=3Y+7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-Y-3Y=7-25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4Y=-18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=-18/-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=4.5 ANS. FOR THE SMALLER NUMBER.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=25-4.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=20.5 ANS. FOR THE LARGER NUMBER.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20.5=3*4.5+7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20.5=13.5+7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20.5=20.5 </SPAN>\n" );
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