document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1183198>Question 1183198</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help me solve \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "find two consecutive whole numbers such that 5 times the smaller number added to 3 times the greater number makes 59\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " x, x+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( " such that 5 times the smaller number added to 3 times the greater number makes 59<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x + 3(x+1) = 59<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x + 3x + 3 = 59<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x = 59 - 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x = 56<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 56/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "numbers are 7 and 8, you can confirm this in the original equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(7) + 3(8) </SPAN>\n" );
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