document.write( "Question 701866: find two consecutive odd numbers such that seven times the smaller is 12 more than five times the bigger \n" ); document.write( "

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Set up:
\n" ); document.write( "Equation 1: $\"B+=+A+%2B+2\"$ (This is the equation for consecutive odd numbers)
\n" ); document.write( "Equation 2: $\"7A+=+5B+%2B+12\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Plug (A+2) into equation 2 for B
\n" ); document.write( "Equation 2: $\"7A+=+5B+%2B+12\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"7A+=+5%2A%28A%2B2%29+%2B+12\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply the 5 through
\n" ); document.write( " $\"7A+=+5A+%2B+10+%2B+12\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Combine like terms
\n" ); document.write( " $\"7A+=+5A+%2B+22\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Subtract 5A from both sides
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2A+=+22\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Divide both sides by 2
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28A+=+11%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Now plug 11 into equation 1 for A
\n" ); document.write( "Equation 1: $\"B+=+A+%2B+2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"B+=+%2811%29+%2B+2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight_green%28B+=+13%29\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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