document.write( "Question 650134: The difference between two numbers is 67? Three times the smaller number plus five times the larger number is 239. what are the numbers? write equation and solve algebraically \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "The difference between two numbers  and   is 67? 
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document.write( "Three times the smaller number plus five times the larger number is 239.
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document.write( "  y -  x = 67
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document.write( " 5y + 3x = 239    | multiplying 1st Eq by 3 and addinf to the 2nd to eliminate x
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document.write( "   8y = 239 + 201
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document.write( "   8y = 440
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document.write( "    y = 55   amd x  = -12   
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