document.write( "Question 1200437: The second of two numbers is 11 les than 5 times the first. if three times the first plus the second equals 53. find the numbers \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #834558 by josgarithmetic(39626) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Follow the description exactly! \n" ); document.write( "(Your description is slightly ambiguous.)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "8 and 29\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "----\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If x is first number, then 5x-11 is second number.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The ambiguity is in the second part allowing confusion of \"three times\" what. \n" ); document.write( "The part could be taken as \n" ); document.write( " Going with this, \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Other interpretation might be better. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "- \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "- \n" ); document.write( " |