document.write( "Question 1132868: two numbers sum to 86
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Algebra.Com's Answer #750018 by josgarithmetic(39618) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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$\"system%28x%2By=86%2Cy-3x=2%29\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"86-x-3x=2\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"-4x=2-86\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"4x=86-2=84\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=84%2F4\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28x=21%29\"$ and you can find the other number from using this. \n" ); document.write( "

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