document.write( "Question 914241: the sum of two numbers is 50. two times the smaller number exceeds the larger number by 19. find the numbers \n" ); document.write( "

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Assign Varibles-----------\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Transcribe into symbolic statements(equations)--------------\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x+y=50
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\n" ); document.write( "2x-y=19\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solve for the variables-----------------\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "First equation, y=50-x.
\n" ); document.write( "Second equation, 2x-(y)=19
\n" ); document.write( "2x-(50-x)=19
\n" ); document.write( "2x-50+x=19
\n" ); document.write( "3x-50=19
\n" ); document.write( "3x=19+50
\n" ); document.write( "3x=69
\n" ); document.write( "x=69/3
\n" ); document.write( "x=23---------one of the numbers.
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\n" ); document.write( "y=50-x
\n" ); document.write( "y=50-23
\n" ); document.write( "y=27--------------the other number. \n" ); document.write( "

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