document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=100248>Question 100248</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of two numbers equal 14 and the difference is 6 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #72996 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><B>ptaylor(2198)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><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=ptaylor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=72996\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x=one number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then 14-x= the other number\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we are told that \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-(14-x)=6  get rid of parens<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-14+x=6  add 14 to both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-14+14+x=6+14  collect like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x=20  divide both sides by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=10 -------------------------------one of the numbers\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "14-x=14-10=4----------------------the other number\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CK<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10+4=14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14=14<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10-4=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6=6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Another way:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x=one number <BR>\n" );
document.write( "And y= the other number\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we are told that:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+y=14-----------------------eq1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-y=6----------------------------eq2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "add eq1 and eq2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x=20  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-----and I bet that you can finish it.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps---ptaylor </SPAN>\n" );
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