document.write( "Question 893370: One number is 9 less than three times a second number. If the first number plus twice the second number is 16, find the two numbers. \n" ); document.write( "

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$\"A=3B-9\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"A%2B2B=16\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Substitute for $\"A\"$ ,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%283B-9%29%2B2B=16\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5B=25\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"B=5\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Then,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"A=3%285%29-9\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"A=15-9\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"A=6\"$ \r
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