document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=27160>Question 27160</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world. It is 237 meters higher than K2the second talest mountain. If the sum of their heights is 17,459 meters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "how tal is each mountain?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How do I write the formula for this? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #26777 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vidhyak><B>vidhyak(98)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vidhyak><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=26777\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The numbers were truncated in the above solution, so writing the equations\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + x + 237 = 17459<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + 237 = 17459<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x  = 17222<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 8611<BR>\n" );
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