document.write( "Question 391790: what is this answer The sum of two integers is thirty-one. Six times the smaller integer is ten more than five times the larger integer. Find the integers \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Hi,  
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document.write( "   sum of two integers is thirty-one        
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document.write( "Let x and (31-x) represent the smaller and larger integer respectively
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document.write( " 6x = 5(31-x) + 10
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document.write( "Solving for x
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document.write( "6x = 155 - 5x + 10
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document.write( "11x = 165
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document.write( "   x = 15, the smaller integer.  The larger is 16.   (31-15)\r
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document.write( "CHECKING our Answer***
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document.write( "  90 = 80 + 10 \n" );
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