document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=923659>Question 923659</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the larger of two numbers is 5 less than four times the smaller. when the smaller number is subtracted from the larger, the difference is 7. find the two numbers </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "smaller #:: x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "larger #:: 4x-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-5-x = 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 4 (smaller)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "larger:: 4x-5 = 11<BR>\n" );
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