document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=120563>Question 120563</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of two numbers is 50 and their difference is 18. Find the numbers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Im so confused could someone please help? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #88380 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=88380\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the \"sum of two numbers is 50\", then we have the first equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2By=50 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2By=50\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If \"their difference is 18\", then we have the second equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-y=18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-y=18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <TR><TD  ALIGN=MIDDLE>Solved by <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://wiki.algebra.com/index.php/Tutoring_-_pluggable_solvers>pluggable</A> solver: <A  rel=nofollow HREF=solving_linear_system_by_substitution.solver>Solving a linear system of equations by subsitution</A></TD></TR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Lets start with the given system of linear equations<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Now in order to solve this system by using substitution, we need to solve (or isolate) one variable. I'm going to choose y.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Solve for y for the first equation <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Ay=50-1%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Ay=50-1%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >Subtract <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > from both sides<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%2850-1%2Ax%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%2850-1%2Ax%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 1. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Which breaks down and reduces to <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=50-1%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=50-1%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Now we've fully isolated y<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Since y equals <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=50-1%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"50-1%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > we can substitute the expression <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=50-1%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"50-1%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > into y of the 2nd equation. This will eliminate y so we can solve for x.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Ax%2B-1%2Ahighlight%28%2850-1%2Ax%29%29=18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Ax%2B-1%2Ahighlight%28%2850-1%2Ax%29%29=18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Replace y with <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=50-1%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"50-1%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Since this eliminates y, we can now solve for x.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Ax-1%2A%2850%29-1%28-1%29x=18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Ax-1%2A%2850%29-1%28-1%29x=18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Distribute -1 to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=50-1%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"50-1%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Ax-50%2B1%2Ax=18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Ax-50%2B1%2Ax=18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Reduce any fractions<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Ax%2B1%2Ax=18%2B50 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Ax%2B1%2Ax=18%2B50\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >Add <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=50 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"50\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to both sides<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Ax%2B1%2Ax=68 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Ax%2B1%2Ax=68\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine the terms on the right side<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  So when we multiply <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=68%2F1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"68%2F1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (and simplify) we get <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=34 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=34\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <---------------------------------One answer<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   Now that we know that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=34 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=34\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, lets substitute that in for x to solve for y<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  So this is the other answer<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  So our solution is <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  which can also look like <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  (<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=34 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"34\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Notice if we graph the equations (if you need help with graphing, check out this <a  rel=nofollow HREF=http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Linear-equations/graphing-linear-equations.solver>solver</a>)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  we get <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  and we can see that the two equations intersect at (<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=34 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"34\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >). This verifies our answer. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=34 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=34\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Now plug those values into the equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Ax-1%2Ay=18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Ax-1%2Ay=18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2A%2834%29-1%2A%2816%29=18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2A%2834%29-1%2A%2816%29=18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=34 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=34\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=34-16=18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"34-16=18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=18=18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"18=18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  So the solution (<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=34 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"34\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) satisfies <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Ax-1%2Ay=18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Ax-1%2Ay=18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Since the solution (<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=34 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"34\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) satisfies the system of equations<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  this verifies our answer.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the two numbers are 34 and 16<BR>\n" );
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