document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=19395>Question 19395</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the difference between two numbers is 16.  five times the smaller is the same as 8 less than twice the larger. find the numbers </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #9382 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=wuwei96815><B>wuwei96815(245)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=wuwei96815><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=9382\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the first number equal x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let the second (smaller) number equal x-16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, let us write the equation as stated by the word problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(x-16) = 2x-8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's solve the equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(x-16) = 2x-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x-80 = 2x-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x-2x = 80-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-16 = 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope tht you were able to follow all of that. </SPAN>\n" );
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