document.write( "Question 986903: question - one number is 3 times another . if the larger number is subtracted from 60 , the result is 5 less than the smaller number when subtracted from 55. find the number? \n" ); document.write( "
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\"A=3B\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"60-A=%2855-B%29-5\"
\n" ); document.write( "Substituting,
\n" ); document.write( "\"60-3B=55-B-5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"60-3B=50-B\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-2B=-10\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"B=5\"
\n" ); document.write( "Then,
\n" ); document.write( "\"A=3%285%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"A=15\"
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