document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=366069>Question 366069</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One number is four times another number. The greater of the two numbers is 20 less than three times the difference between the two numbers. Find the numbers. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let 4x be one number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let x be the other number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(4x - x) - 20 = 4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 * 3x - 20 = 4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x - 20 = 4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x - 4x = 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x = 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the 2 numbers are 4 and 16 </SPAN>\n" );
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