document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=988583>Question 988583</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a number is five less than three times another number. The sum of the two numbers is 55. What is the original number? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x and y are the two numbers<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+y=55<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=55-y Use this to substitute for x.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=3y-5 Substitute for x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "55-y=3y-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60=4y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15=y ANSWER 1: One of the numbers is 15.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=55-y=55-15=40 ANSWER 2: the other number is 40.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CHECK:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3y-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40=3(15)-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40=45-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40=40<BR>\n" );
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