document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=936268>Question 936268</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Need help with this word problem \" when half the positive difference between the 13th and 23rd natural numbers is added to the 34th even number what is the result ? ( the natural numbers are 1,2,3,4,...) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #569703 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=569703\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the natural number are 1,2,3,4,5, etc.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the first natural number is 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the second natural number is 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the third natural number is 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the fourth natural number is 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the number is the same as its position in the order string of natural numbers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this means that:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the 13th natural number is equal to 13.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the 23d natural number is equal to 23.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the first even number is 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the second even number is 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the third even number is 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the fourth even number is 8.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the number is twice its position in the ordered string of even natural numbers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this means that the 34th even natural number is 68.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "take 23 and subtract 13 from it and you get 10.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "take half of that and you get 5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "add 5 to 68 and you get 73.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that should be your answer if i did this right.\r<BR>\n" );
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