document.write( "Question 1149486: The sum of two numbers is 6. Five times the first number equals 10 times the second number. Find the two numbers . \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let first number be x.  Then the second number is (6-x), according to the condition.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then you have this equation \r\n" );
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document.write( "    5x = 10*(6-x).\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify and solve\r\n" );
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document.write( "    5x = 60 - 10x\r\n" );
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document.write( "    5x + 10x = 60\r\n" );
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document.write( "     x       = 60/15 = 4.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  First number is 4.  Second number is  (6-4) = 2.\r\n" );
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