document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=9574>Question 9574</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One number is five times another number. If the sum of two numbers in 270, find the numbers\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #5215 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=prince_abubu><B>prince_abubu(198)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=prince_abubu><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=5215\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let F be the the first number. Let S be the second number that you would times by 5 to equal the first number. So far, you've got the equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+F+=+5S+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+F+=+5S+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "They said that the sum of the two numbers, F and S is 270. That's <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+F+%2B+S+=+270+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+F+%2B+S+=+270+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We're going to do a substitution here. Since F = 5S, let's replace the F with a 5S in the equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+F+%2B+S+=+270+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+F+%2B+S+=+270+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+5S+%2B+S+=+270+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+5S+%2B+S+=+270+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <---- substitution done. This way, you'll only be solving for one variable with this single equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+6S+=+270+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+6S+=+270+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <----- Combined like terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+S+=+45+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+S+=+45+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <----- The smaller number turned out to be 35. If the first number is five times the second number, then the first number would be 35 * 5, or 175.<BR>\n" );
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