document.write( "Question 1052076: One number is six less than a second number. Three times the first is 10 more than 5 times the second. Find the numbers \n" ); document.write( "
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One number is six less than a second number. Three times the first is 10 more than 5 times the second. Find the numbers.
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\n" ); document.write( "a = b - 6
\n" ); document.write( "3a = 5b + 10
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\n" ); document.write( "3(b-6) = 5b + 10
\n" ); document.write( "3b - 18 = 5b + 10
\n" ); document.write( "2b = -28
\n" ); document.write( "b = -14
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\n" ); document.write( "a = -14-6
\n" ); document.write( "a = -20
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