document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1205899>Question 1205899</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of two numbers is twenty-six. Four less than five times the smaller is equal to the larger.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #842985 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=842985\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let A be the largest number and let B be the smallest number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you have two equations that need to be solved simultaneously.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "they are:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A + B = 26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = 5B - 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in the first equation, replace A with 5B - 4 from the second equation to get 5B - 4 + B = 26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "combine like terms to get 6B - 4 = 26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add 4 to both sides of the equation to get 6B = 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve for B to get B = 30/6 = 5.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A + B = 26 becomes A + 5 = 26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve for A to get A = 21.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "your solution is that the larger number is 21 and the smaller number is 5.<BR>\n" );
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