document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=20271>Question 20271</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> one number is 7 less than another number.  if 5 times the smaller number is subtracted from twicw the large number, the result is -10.  find the numbers.   </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #532361 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JoelSchwartz><B>JoelSchwartz(130)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JoelSchwartz><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=532361\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> y=x-7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=y+7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-5y=-10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-5(x-7)=-10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-5x+35=-10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3x=-10-35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3x=-45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Paul your solution is wrong because it says 5 times the smaller number is subtracted from two times the larger. y is the smaller number and x is the larger number . The reason for that is that y is 7 less than x. \r<BR>\n" );
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