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document.write( "20 less than 4 times the first. Find the two numbers?  I can never figure out how to set these equations up, could you show me the proper steps.  Thank you very much. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "20 less than 4 times the first. Find the two numbers?  I can never figure out how to set these equations up, could you show me the proper steps.  Thank you very much.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the smaller, or first number be S\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then larger or second number = S + 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, 2(S + 1) = 4S - 20 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2S + 2 = 4S - 20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2S - 4S = - 20 - 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "- 2S = - 22\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "S, or smaller/first number = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-+22%29%2F-+2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-+22%29%2F-+2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%2811%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%2811%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Larger/second number = S + 1, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%2812%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%2812%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can do the check!! \r<BR>\n" );
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