document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1132874>Question 1132874</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A natural number is 5 less than four times another natural number. If the larger number is between 15 and 55, find the difference between the largest and smallest possible values of the smaller number. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the smaller number be x and the larger number be y.  Then the given information tells us the two are related by<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+4x-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+4x-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since the larger number y is to be between 15 and 55,<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15+%3C=+4x-5+%3C=+55 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15+%3C=+4x-5+%3C=+55\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=20+%3C=+4x+%3C=+60 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"20+%3C=+4x+%3C=+60\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5+%3C=+x+%3C=+15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5+%3C=+x+%3C=+15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: The difference between the largest and smallest possible values for the smaller number, x, is 15-5 = 10. </SPAN>\n" );
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