document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1117076>Question 1117076</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two consecutive odd numbers are such that 7times the smaller subtracted from 9times the bigger gives 144.find the two numbers </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #732038 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=732038\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> numbers are x and x+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9(x+2)-7x=144<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x+18-7x=144<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=126<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=63<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The numbers are 63 and 65<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9*65=585<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7*63=441<BR>\n" );
document.write( "144 is the difference<BR>\n" );
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