document.write( "Question 415193: One number is four more than another. Their sum is eight. Find both numbers. (Enter solutions from smallest to largest.) \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "One number is four more than another
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document.write( "Let x and (x+4) represent the two numbers
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document.write( "  x + (x+4) = 8
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document.write( "Solving for x
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document.write( "    2x = 4
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document.write( "     x = 2   
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document.write( "  (x+4)= 6    The two numbers are 2 and 6.\r
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document.write( "CHECKING our Answer***
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document.write( " 2 + 6 = 8 \n" );
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