document.write( "Question 1020887: Dear beloved tutors, Two numbers is differ by 8. If one-half the large is added to one-fourth the smaller, the resulting some is 22. Find the numbers. \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "let numbers be \"x\" and \"y\"
\n" ); document.write( "if numbers is differ by \"8\", we have
\n" ); document.write( "\"x-y=8\"...........eq.1 (assuming \"x\" is greater number)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if one-half the large, which is \"%281%2F2%29x\" is added to one-fourth the smaller, which is \"%281%2F4%29y\", the resulting some is \"22\", we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%281%2F2%29x+%2B%281%2F4%29y=22\"........eq.2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "go to \"x-y=8\"...........eq.1 and solve for \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=8%2By\"...substitute in eq.2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%281%2F2%29%288%2By%29+%2B%281%2F4%29y=22\"........eq.2 and solve for \"y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%281%2F2%29%288%2By%29+%2B%281%2F4%29y=22\".....both sides multiply by \"4\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4%281%2F2%29%288%2By%29+%2B4%281%2F4%29y=4%2A22\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%288%2By%29+%2By=88\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"16%2B2y+%2By=88\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3y=88-16\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3y=72\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=72%2F3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28y=24%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "now find \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=8%2By\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=8%2B24\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28x=32%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, your numbers are: \"highlight%2824%29\" and \"highlight%2832%29\"\r
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