document.write( "Question 947358: The sum of two numbers is 50. The first is 5 less than 4 times the second. Find the numbers \n" ); document.write( "

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$\"A%2BB=50\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"A=4B-5\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Substituting,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"4B-5%2BB=50\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5B=55\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"B+=11\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Then,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"A%2B11=50\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"A=39\"$
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