document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1017182>Question 1017182</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The difference between the triple of a number and a quarter of another number is 13 and the other is double the first number plus twice the second is 18. Find the numbers  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #633579 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=633579\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> your two equations are:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x - y/4 = 13\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x + 2y = 18\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for y in the first equation to get y = 12x - 52.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "replace y with 12x - 52 in the second equation to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x + 2 * (12x - 52) = 18\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for x to get x = 122/26\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for y in the first equation to get y = 112/26.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your solution is that x = 122/26 and y = 112/26.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "replace x and y with these values in both the original equations and you will find that they are true.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the mathematics is cumbersome.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you have a calculator with more than one memory, it pays to do the math using your calculator and storing the results.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "doing it that way, i got:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 4.692307692\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 4.307692308\r<BR>\n" );
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