document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=617193>Question 617193</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One number is eight times another number. Their sum is 36. find the numbers. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = first number <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8x = second number<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + 8x = 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x = 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 4 (first number)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "second number:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x = 8(4) = 32<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "answer: 4 and 32<BR>\n" );
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