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)\"\" \"About 
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Follow the description exactly!
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "8 and 29\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If x is first number, then 5x-11 is second number.\r
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\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 \"3%28x%2B5x-11%29\" to be equated to 53.
\n" ); document.write( " Going with this, \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3%28x%2B5x-11%29=53\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3%286x-11%29=53\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"18x-33=53\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"18x=53%2B33\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"18x=86\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=86%2F18=43%2F9\"----------probably not what you want\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Other interpretation might be better.
\n" ); document.write( "\"3x%2B%285x-11%29=53\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"8x-11=53\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"8x=64\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28x=8%29\"----------first number.
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\n" ); document.write( "\"5x-11=5%2A8-11=40-11=highlight%2829%29\"------second number.
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