document.write( "Question 894000: the sum of two numbers is 34. The second is five less than three times the first number. What are two numbers? \n" ); document.write( "

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$\"A%2BB=34\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"B=3A-5\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Substitute into the first equation.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"A%2B%283A-5%29=34\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"4A-5=34\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"4A=39\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28A=39%2F4%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Then,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"B=3%2839%2F4%29-5\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"B=117%2F4-20%2F4\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28B=97%2F4%29\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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