document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=93892>Question 93892</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The difference of two numbers is 33.  The second is 7 less than 3 times the first.  What are the two numbers?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I think the answers are 20 and 53, but I am getting confused...Can you help?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"The difference of two numbers is 33\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x =  1st number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the 2nd number = (x+33) <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"The second is 7 less than 3 times the first.\" <BR>\n" );
document.write( " (x+33) = 3x - 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( " x - 3x = -7 - 33<BR>\n" );
document.write( " -2x = -40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   x = -40/-2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   x = +20\r<BR>\n" );
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