document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=900464>Question 900464</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find two integers whose product is 250 such that one of the integers is five less than three times the other integer. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ab = 250<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 3b-5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute and solve for \"b\"::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3b-5)b = 250<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3b^2-5b-250 = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Positive solution::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for \"a\"::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 3b-5 = 25<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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