document.write( "Question 873623: The sum of two numbers is 50. One number is 10 less than three times the other number. What are the two numbers?\r
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Let x = other number
\n" ); document.write( "Let 3x-10 = One number\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\"4x-10=50\"
\n" ); document.write( "Add 10
\n" ); document.write( "\"4x=60\"
\n" ); document.write( "Divide both sides by 4
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=15\"
\n" ); document.write( "3x-10
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\n" ); document.write( "The numbers are 15 and 35.
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