document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=984053>Question 984053</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please need your help and solution on this problem, <s>quadratic</s> problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A number is one less than twice another number. The product of the two numbers is thrice the larger number. Let y represents the smaller number. Which of the following equations can be used to find the two numbers?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you very much in advance.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #604837 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=604837\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hard to know where y fits being the smaller.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y and some other, x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The product description: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=xy=3x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"xy=3x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, if y were the smaller number.  This already brings very sharply how x and y are related.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First sentence:  try both ways.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-1%2B2y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-1%2B2y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  OR  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-1%2B2x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-1%2B2x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >;\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Already we have a value for y, and were given <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%3Cx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%3Cx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x=5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x=5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Those values should be good, and the system was<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Would the other equation work?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >------------No.  This does not work.  We were given that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%3Cx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%3Cx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and we do not allow <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%3C2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%3C2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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