document.write( "Question 1095191: One number is five more than a second number. Four times the first number is six more than three times the second. Find the numbers. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #709748 by Katarekt(3)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let one number be x \n" ); document.write( "Let the second number be y\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x=y+5 (eq. 1) \n" ); document.write( "4x=3y+6 (eq. 2)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Sub eq. 1 into eq. 2 \n" ); document.write( "4(y+5)=3y+6 \n" ); document.write( "4y+20=3y+6 \n" ); document.write( "y=-14 \n" ); document.write( "Sub back into eq. 1 \n" ); document.write( "x=-14+5 \n" ); document.write( "x=-9\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |