document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=502187>Question 502187</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The greater of two numbers is 1 more than twice the smaller. Three times the greater exceeds 5 times the smaller by 10. 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 #338779 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><B>oberobic(2304)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><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=338779\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a = greater of 2 numbers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = lesser of 2 numbers<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a = 2b + 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3*a = 5*b + 10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3(2b+1) = 5b +10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6b + 3 = 5b + 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a = 2(7)+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 15<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Done. </SPAN>\n" );
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