document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=636609>Question 636609</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of two integers is sixteen. Five tiems the smaller integer is eight more than three times the larger integer. Find the larger integer. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=larger integer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16-x=smaller integer<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5(16-x)=3x+8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "80-5x=3x+8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x=72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=9 </SPAN>\n" );
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