document.write( "Question 550023: the difference between two numbers is 10.When eight times the smaller number is added to 40, the result i ten less than three times the larger number. find the numbers \n" ); document.write( "
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the difference between two numbers is 10.When eight times the smaller number is added to 40, the result i ten less than three times the larger number. find the numbers
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\n" ); document.write( "x=smaller no.
\n" ); document.write( "y=larger no.
\n" ); document.write( "x-y=10
\n" ); document.write( "y=x+10
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\n" ); document.write( "8x+40=3y=3(x+10)-10=3x+30-10
\n" ); document.write( "5x=-50+30=-20
\n" ); document.write( "x=-4
\n" ); document.write( "y=x+10=6
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\n" ); document.write( "ans:
\n" ); document.write( "smaller no.=-4
\n" ); document.write( "larger no.=6 \n" ); document.write( "
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