document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1041617>Question 1041617</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of two numbers is 89. Three times the smaller number is 71 more than the larger. Find the numbers. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a + b = 89<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3a = b+71<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a + b = 89<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3a- b = 71<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4a = 160<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 89-40 = 49<BR>\n" );
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