document.write( "Question 820364: One number is 8 less than a second number. Three times the first is 15 more than 6 times the second. Find the numbers. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "One number is 8 less than a second number , 
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document.write( " the first number represented by (x-8) 
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document.write( "Question states:  Three times the first is 15 more than 6 times the second. 
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document.write( "    3(x-8)  = 6x   ****
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document.write( "    3x - 24 = 6x
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document.write( "        -24 = 3x
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document.write( "          -8 = x.   the numbers are -8 and -16
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