document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=97>Question 97</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The difference between two numbers is -38. Two times the smaller number minus five times the larger number is -217. What are the numbers? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #48 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ichudov><B>ichudov(507)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ichudov><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ichudov><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=48\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> small number - big number = -38<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*(small number) - 5(big number) = -217\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "replace \"small number\" with S, \"big number\" with B.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "S -   B = -38<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2S - 5B = -217.\r<BR>\n" );
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