document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1049056>Question 1049056</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Consider two numbers. The second number is five less than triple the first number. The sum of the two numbers is twenty-three. Find each number.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #664622 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=LinnW><B>LinnW(1048)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=LinnW><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=LinnW><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=664622\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let f = the first number <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "s = the second number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = -5 + 3f<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f+s = 23<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve for f by adding -s to each side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f = 23 - s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute ( 23 - s ) for f in s = -5 + 3f<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = -5 + 3( 23 - s )<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = -5 + 69 -3s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 64 -3s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add 3s to each side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4s = 64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide each side by 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since s = -5 + 3f, 16 = -5 + 3f<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add 5 to each side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "21 = 3f<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide each side by 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7 = f<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The first number is 7 and the second is 16.<BR>\n" );
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