document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=108670>Question 108670</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/091809190x/algebrahomeworkh></A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One positive number is three more than twice another. If the product is 27, find the numbers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "?? So stumped...please help~ </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #79240 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=wgunther><B>wgunther(43)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=wgunther><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=79240\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let a be the first integer, and let b be the second.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We know the following facts.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "we can solve by substitution. Since a is 2b+3 we can subsitute that into the second equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, be is 2/9 or 3. But, 2/9 is not an integer, so b=3. a=2b+3 which is 9.  </SPAN>\n" );
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