document.write( "Question 956903: The sum of the two numbers is 42. The second number is 3 less than 4 times the first
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Algebra.Com's Answer #584617 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let the numbers be $\"+a+\"$ and $\"+b+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+a+%2B+b++=+42+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+b+=+4a+-+3+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+4a+-+b+=+3+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Add (1) and (2)
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+a+%2B+b++=+42+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+4a+-+b+=+3+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+5a+=+45+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+a+=+9+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+9+%2B+b++=+42+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+b+=+33+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "The numbers are 9 and 33
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\n" ); document.write( "4 times the 1st number is $\"+36+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "3 less than that is $\"+33+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "that is the 2nd number
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