document.write( "Question 112273: The difference of two numbers is 63. The second is 9 less than 4 times the first. What are the two numbers? \n" ); document.write( "
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The difference of two numbers is 63. The second is 9 less than 4 times the first. What are the two numbers?
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\n" ); document.write( "Let x = a number:
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\n" ); document.write( "Just write an equation/expression for what it says:
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\n" ); document.write( "x and (x + 63)
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\n" ); document.write( "\"The second is 9 less than 4 times the first.\"
\n" ); document.write( "(x + 63) = 4x - 9
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\n" ); document.write( "What are the two numbers?
\n" ); document.write( "x + 63 = 4x - 9
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\n" ); document.write( "63 + 9 = 4x - x
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\n" ); document.write( "72 = 3x
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\n" ); document.write( "x = 72/3
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\n" ); document.write( "x = 24
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\n" ); document.write( "Our two numbers are 24 and 87
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\n" ); document.write( "Check our answers in the statement:
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\n" ); document.write( "87 = 4(24) - 9
\n" ); document.write( "87 = 96 - 9; confirms our solution \n" ); document.write( "
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