document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=698968>Question 698968</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two numbers have a sum of 17. Four times the larger number is 2 less than 6 times the smaller number. 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 #431135 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=431135\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let the numbers be x & y (x>y)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+y=17.........(1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=6y-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-6y = -2............(2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply equation (1) by 6 and add the equation to (2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6x+6y=102<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-6y=-2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10x= 100<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "One nmber is 10 & other will be 7\r<BR>\n" );
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