document.write( "Question 511753: I'm thinking of two numbers. Their sum is 17. One number is 5 more than the other. What are two numbers? \n" ); document.write( "

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x + y = 17
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\n" ); document.write( "x = 17-y
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\n" ); document.write( "x = 5y
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\n" ); document.write( "17-y = 5y
\n" ); document.write( "17 = 6y
\n" ); document.write( "y = 17/6
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\n" ); document.write( "x = 5y
\n" ); document.write( "x = 85/6
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\n" ); document.write( "Check the sum.
\n" ); document.write( "17/6 + 85/6 = 102/6
\n" ); document.write( "102/6 = 17
\n" ); document.write( "Correct.
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\n" ); document.write( "Answer: The two numbers are 17/6 and 85/6.
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