document.write( "Question 947015: The sum of two numbers is 28. The first number is 8 less than 5 times the second number. What are the two numbers? \n" ); document.write( "

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$\"A%2BB=28\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"A=5B-8\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Substituting,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5B-8%2BB=28\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"6B=36\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"B=6\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Then,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"A=5%286%29-8\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"A=30-8\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"A=22\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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