document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1004749>Question 1004749</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The difference between two numbers is 40.  Four times the smaller is equal to 5 more than the larger.  What are the numbers?<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 #621117 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=621117\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Call the larger and smaller numbers x and y.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x - y = 40  or x = y + 40<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4y = x + 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute the first into the second and get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4y = y + 40 + 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3y = 45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 15 and then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 55 </SPAN>\n" );
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