document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1066814>Question 1066814</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this word problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The smaller of two #'s is 7 less than the Larger. If the smaller is subtracted from 6 times the Larger, the result is 72. Find the #'s. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= Larger #<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-7= Smaller #<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x-x-7=72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x-7=72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x=79 ??<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The smaller of two #'s is 7 less than the Larger. If the smaller is subtracted from 6 times the Larger, the result is 72. Find the #'s. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I tried:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= Larger #<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-7= Smaller #<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x-(x-7)=72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+7=72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x=65<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 13<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-7 = 6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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