document.write( "Question 1137321: the sum of two numbers is 61. Five times the smaller number is 23 more than larger. Find the numbers. \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "let's the numbers be \"x\" and the smaller number \"y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if the sum of two numbers is \"61\" we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By=61\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=>\"x=61-y\"....eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if five times the smaller number is \"23\" more than larger, we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5y=x%2B23\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=>\"x=5y-23\"........eq.2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "from eq.1 and eq.2 we have \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=>\"5y-23=61-y\"........solve for \"y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5y%2By=61%2B23\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"6y=84\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=84%2F6\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=14\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "go to \"x=5y-23\"........eq.2 plug in \"y\" value\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=5%2A14-23\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=47\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, your numbers are:\"47\" and \"14\"\r
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