document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=660812>Question 660812</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of two numbers is 24. Their difference is 4. What are the numbers? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #411375 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=411375\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> TRANSLATING WORDS INTO EQUATIONS:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let the two numbers be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > with <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%3Ey ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%3Ey\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"The sum of two numbers is 24\" translates as<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2By=24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2By=24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"Their difference is 4\" translates as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-y=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-y=4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Those two equations make up the system of linear equations<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=system%28x%2By=24%2Cx-y=4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"system%28x%2By=24%2Cx-y=4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "SOLVING BY ELIMINATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Adding the two equations, we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2By%2B%28x-y%29=24%2B4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2By%2B%28x-y%29=24%2B4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x=28 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x=28\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%2F2=28%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%2F2=28%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x=14%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x=14%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substituting that into <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2By=24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2By=24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=14%2By=24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"14%2By=24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=14%2By-14=24-14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"14%2By-14=24-14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28y=10%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28y=10%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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