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document.write( "one number is 4 less than 3 times a second number. If 3 more than twice the first number is decreased by the second, the result is 11. Find both numbers\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "one number is 4 less than 3 times a second number. If 3 more than twice the first number is decreased by the second, the result is 11. Find both numbers\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here it is given that one number is 4 less than 3 times a second number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So lets take  the second number as x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3 times a second number= 3x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 less than 3 times a second number = 3x - 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then we have first number is 4 less than 3 times a second number \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That is first number is 3x-4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now twice the first number = 2(3x-4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Again 3 more than twice the first number = 2(3x -4)+ 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now...3 more than twice the first number is decreased by the second(that is x)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "is equal to 11\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 2(3x -4)+ 3 - x = 11\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Remove the parenthesis...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 2* 3x - 2*4 + 3 - x = 11\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 6x - 8 + 3 - x = 11\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 5x  -5 = 11\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add 5 on both sides...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 5x - 5 + 5 = 11 + 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 5x = 16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide by 5 on both sides...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 5x/5 = 16/5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> x = 16/5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now substitute this value in  3x-4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> first number = 3*16/5 - 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 48/5 -4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 48/5 -4*5/5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> (48 - 20)/5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 28/5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the numbers are 16/5 and 28/5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope you understood...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Regards..\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "praseena.\r<BR>\n" );
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