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document.write( "Please walk me through and help me answer this exactly what are all the steps do I need to solve this and what is my answer?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "one number is 4 less than 5 times another number if the sum of the two numbers is 68, find the two numbers  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you help me out?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Please walk me through and help me answer this exactly what are all the steps do I need to solve this and what is my answer?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "one number is 4 less than 5 times another number if the sum of the two numbers is 68, find the two numbers \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let smaller and larger numbers be S and L, respectively\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since one number is 4 less than 5 times the other, then we can say that:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = 5S - 4 ----- eq (i)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the sum of the two numbers is 68, then we can say that: L + S = 68 ----- eq (ii)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5S - 4 + S = 68 ------ Substituting 5S - 4 for L in eq (ii)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5S + S = 68 + 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6S = 72\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "S, or smaller number = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=72%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"72%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, 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( "L = 5(12) - 4 ----- Substituting 12 for S in eq (i)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "L = 60 - 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Larger number, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28L+=+56%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28L+=+56%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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