document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1208831>Question 1208831</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the first number be x and the second be y.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If he adds 2 to the first number and then multiplies the sum by three, the result is the second number: y=3(x+2)=3x+6<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If he subtracts 3 times the first number from the second number, the result is 8: y-3x=8 --> y=3x+8<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "We now have two expressions for y in terms of x, so those two expressions must be equal: 3x+6 = 3x+8<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "That equation clearly has no solutions.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: no solution<br><BR>\n" );
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