document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=833090>Question 833090</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of two numbers is –6. The smaller number is 24 less than the larger number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the two numbers. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "B = A-24<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "substitute the value into the top equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A + (A-24) = -6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2A - 24 = -6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add 24 to each side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2A = 18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = 9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If A is 9 and the sum of A+B is -6, then B must be -15. </SPAN>\n" );
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