document.write( "Question 571516: The sum of two numbers is 135. Twice the first number equals 280 minus 3 times the second number. What are the numbers? \n" ); document.write( "

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Let the number be x and y
\n" ); document.write( "as per 1st condition;
\n" ); document.write( "x+y=135 ....(1)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and as per second condition;
\n" ); document.write( "2x = 280-3y
\n" ); document.write( "or x = (280-3y)/2 ........(2)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "put the values of x from (2) into (1) and we get\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "[(280-3y)/2] + y = 135\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "solve the above equation and you get
\n" ); document.write( "y= 10\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "put the value of y in 1 and we get
\n" ); document.write( "x = 125\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "hope this will help you\r
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