document.write( "Question 472097: a number is twelve less than five times another number.their sum is one hundred sixty-two. what are the numbers \n" ); document.write( "
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a number is twelve less than five times another number.
\n" ); document.write( "their sum is one hundred sixty-two.
\n" ); document.write( "what are the numbers
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\n" ); document.write( "Let x = \"a number\"
\n" ); document.write( "Let y = \"another number\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Write an equation for each statement.
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\n" ); document.write( "\"a number is twelve less than five times another number.\"
\n" ); document.write( "x = 5y - 12
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\n" ); document.write( "\"their sum is one hundred sixty-two.\"
\n" ); document.write( "x + y = 162
\n" ); document.write( "replace x with (5y-12)
\n" ); document.write( "(5y-12) + y = 162
\n" ); document.write( "5y + y = 162 + 12
\n" ); document.write( "6y = 174
\n" ); document.write( "y = \"174%2F6\"
\n" ); document.write( "y = 29
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\n" ); document.write( "Find x
\n" ); document.write( "x = 5(29) - 12
\n" ); document.write( "x = 145 - 12
\n" ); document.write( "x = 133
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\n" ); document.write( "Check
\n" ); document.write( "133 + 29 = 162 \n" ); document.write( "
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