document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=500844>Question 500844</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> one number is eight more than a second number. Four times the first is 8 less than 5 times the second. Find the numbers.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=8+y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=4y-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(8+y)= 4y-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16+2y=4y-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16+2y-2y=4y-2y-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16=2y-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16+8=2y-8+8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24/2=2y/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=12 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #338302 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Maths68><B>Maths68(1474)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Maths68><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=Maths68><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=338302\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> one number is eight more than a second number. Four times the first is 8 less than 5 times the second. Find the numbers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let numbers are x and y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Given<BR>\n" );
document.write( "first number (x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is equal to <BR>\n" );
document.write( "8 more(+) than a second number (y) = 8+y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Our equation will be<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=8+y..........(1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Second part of the question says<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Four(4) times the first(x) = 4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is equal to <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Eight (8) less(-) than 5 times the second (y)=5y-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Our equation will be<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=5y-8........(2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plug in the value of x from (1) to  (2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=5y-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(8+y)=5y-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "32+4y=5y-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4y=5y-8-32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4y=5y-40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4y-5y=-40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-y=-40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply above equation by (-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-1)(-y)=(-40)(-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=40\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Put the value of y in (1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=8+y .......(1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=8+40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=48\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Numbers  are 40 and 48\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Put the value of x and y in either equation (1) or (2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We take (2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x=5y-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(48)=5(40)-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "192=200-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "192=192\r<BR>\n" );
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