document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1017024>Question 1017024</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of two numbers is 28 . The first number is 3 times the second . Find the numbers . </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "S=second number; F=first number=3S<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "F+S=28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3S+S=28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4S=28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S=7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "F=3S=3(7)=21<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER: The first number is 21 and the second is 7.<BR>\n" );
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