document.write( "Question 1091967: One number is 20 more than another. If the greater number is increased by 4, the result is five times the smaller number. Find the two numbers \n" ); document.write( "

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1. $\"A=20%2BB\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "2. $\"A%2B4=5B\"$
\n" ); document.write( "So then from 1,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5A=100%2B5B\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Substituting,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5A=100%2BA%2B4\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"4A=104\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Solve for A, then use either equation to solve for B.
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