document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=91067>Question 91067</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One number is five more than the other number.  Their sum is 285.  What are they? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #66092 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutor_paul><B>tutor_paul(519)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutor_paul><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=tutor_paul><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=66092\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One number is five more than the other number.  Their sum is 285.  What are they?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is a problem of 2 equations and 2 unknowns. Any time you have at least as many equations as you have unknowns, you can solve the problem. First, let's develop the equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x be one number and y be the other number. From the first sentence of the problem, I can write an equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation #1: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=y%2B5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=y%2B5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "From the second sentence in the problem, I can write another equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation #2: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2By=285 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2By=285\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now that you have 2 equations developed for the 2 unknowns, you can solve this!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First, substitute the expression for x from Equation #1 into Equation #2:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28y%2B5%29%2By=285 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28y%2B5%29%2By=285\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Simplify the left side:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2y%2B5=285 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2y%2B5=285\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for y:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2y=280 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2y=280\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28y=140%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28y=140%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now that you have a value for y, substitute that back into Equation #1 and solve for x. I will leave that part to you.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Good Luck,<BR>\n" );
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