document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=374183>Question 374183</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.\" There are two possible answers. Do these equations make sense: 4a=b and b-20=3(b-a)? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #266283 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=266283\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  4a=b and<BR>\n" );
document.write( " b=3(b-a)-20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4a=3(4a-a)-20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4a=3*3a-20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4a-9a=-20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5a=-20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "/-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=16<BR>\n" );
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