document.write( "Question 1208831: Evan thinks of two numbers. If he adds 2 to the first number and then multiplies the sum by three, the result is the second number. if he subtracts 3 times the first number from the second number, the result is 8, what are the numbers? \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "Evan thinks of two numbers. If he adds 2 to the first number and then multiplies the sum by three, the result is the second number. if he subtracts 3 times the first number from the second number, the result is 8, what are the numbers?\r\n" );
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document.write( "No such numbers!\r\n" );
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document.write( "Let 1st number be F, and 2nd, S\r\n" );
document.write( "Then we get: 3(F + 2) = S____3F + 6 = S ------ eq (i)\r\n" );
document.write( "Also, S - 3F = 8 ----- eq (ii)\r\n" );
document.write( " 3F + 6 - 3F = 8 ----- Substituting 3F + 6 for S in eq (ii)\r\n" );
document.write( "     3F - 3F = 2\r\n" );
document.write( "           \"0+%3C%3E+2\", and therefore, there are NO SOLUTIONS!!
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