document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1091870>Question 1091870</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One number is 20 more than another. If the greater number is increased by 4, the result is five times the smaller. Find the two numbers. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I need some help understanding how to get the formula to solve this. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #706345 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><B>addingup(3677)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><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=addingup><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=706345\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Just read the problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "One number: x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Other number: y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The problem says:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = y+20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the greater number (it's x, because the problem says it's 20 bigger than y) increased by 4 = 5y, so:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+4 = 5y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "substitute for x, since we just said that the problem says that x = y+20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y+20+4 = 5y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y+24 = 5y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24 = 4y flip the equation so we have the variable on the left:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4y = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 24/4 = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = y+20 = 6+20 = 26<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Happy learning,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "John </SPAN>\n" );
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