document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=743000>Question 743000</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of two positive integers is 1,287. If the larger number is 9 1/2 more than 2 1/2 times the smaller number, what are the two numbers?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a + b = 1287<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = (5/2)b + (19/2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for \"a\" and solve for \"b\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(5/2)b + (19/2) + b = 1287<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5b + 19 + 2b = 2574<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7b = 2555<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 365<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for \"a\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a + 365 = 1287<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 922<BR>\n" );
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