document.write( "Question 76271: Hi everyone again, I know I already asked something similar to this already but something's not working out for me.
\n" ); document.write( "Four times the larger of 2 numbers decreased by 3 times the smaller is 152. Three times the larger increased by 5 times the smaller is 288. Find the numbers.
\n" ); document.write( "I started with x=larger number and y=smaller number
\n" ); document.write( "4x-3y=152 (1)
\n" ); document.write( "3x+5y=288 (2)
\n" ); document.write( "Now I'm stuck. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #54749 by checkley75(3666)\"\" \"About 
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THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO SOLVE THESE 2 EQUATIONS- ADD, SUBTRACT, ELIMINATION OR SUBSTITUTON.
\n" ); document.write( "HERE WE USE THE ELIMINATION MATHOD:
\n" ); document.write( "MULTIPLY THE FIRST EQUATION BY 5 & THE SECOND ONE BY 3 AND THEN ADD
\n" ); document.write( "20X-15Y=760
\n" ); document.write( "9X+15Y=864
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\n" ); document.write( "29X=1624
\n" ); document.write( "X=1624/29
\n" ); document.write( "X=56 ANSWER. NOW SUBSTITUTE 56 FOR X & SOLVE FOR Y
\n" ); document.write( "4*56-3Y=152
\n" ); document.write( "224-3Y=152
\n" ); document.write( "-3Y=152-224
\n" ); document.write( "-3Y=-72
\n" ); document.write( "Y=-72/-3
\n" ); document.write( "Y=24 ANSWER.\r
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