document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=794817>Question 794817</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of two numbers is 35. Four times the smaller is 5 less than the larger. Find the numbers. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = smaller number<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x+5 = larger number<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + 4x+5 = 35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+5 = 35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x = 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 6 (smaller number)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "larger number:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x+5 = 4(6)+5 = 24+5 = 29 (larger number)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "answer: 6 and 29 <BR>\n" );
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