document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=996257>Question 996257</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One number is four more than another number. If five times the smaller number is equal to three times the larger number, find the numbers. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The larger will then be x + 4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x = 3(x+4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x = 3x + 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 4 = 10 </SPAN>\n" );
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