document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=430525>Question 430525</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Three times the larger of two numbers is equal to four times the smaller. The sum of the numbers is 21. Find the numbers. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #299018 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><B>jorel1380(3719)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><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=jorel1380><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=299018\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let X and Y be our numbers. Then:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3X=4Y and X+Y=21.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3X+3Y=63\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We substitute for 3X:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4Y+3Y=63<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7Y=63<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=21-Y=21-9=12. </SPAN>\n" );
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