document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=426834>Question 426834</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the two numbers whose sum is 27, such that five times the smaller number is one less than three times the larger number </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #297899 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=eggsarecool><B>eggsarecool(46)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=eggsarecool><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=297899\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let's call x the smaller number and y the larger number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So we have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2By=27 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2By=27\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5x=3y-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5x=3y-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now rearrange the first equation to say <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=27-x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=27-x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and substitute into the second equation. <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5x=3%2A%2827-x%29-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5x=3%2A%2827-x%29-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > -> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5x=81-3x-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5x=81-3x-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > -> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8x=80 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8x=80\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > -> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now that we have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > plug into <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5x=3y-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5x=3y-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2A10=3%2Ay-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2A10=3%2Ay-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > 50+1=3*y}}}-> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=51=3%2Ay ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"51=3%2Ay\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > -> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=17=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"17=y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So your ordered pair is (10,17) </SPAN>\n" );
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