document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=110543>Question 110543</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The difference of two numbers is 48.  The second is 8 less than 5 times the first.  What are the two numbers? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #80537 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=80537\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the first number be a and the second be b. so a-b=48, b+8=5a. Solve this system of equations. you can add them, so a-b+b+8=48+5a. so a+8=48+5a. so 4a=-40. so a=-10. b=-10-48=-58 </SPAN>\n" );
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