document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=133423>Question 133423</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The fifth number plus the third number equals fourteen.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The fourth number is one more than the second number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The first number is one less than twice the second number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The second number plus the third number equals ten.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The sum of all five numbers is 30.<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 #97701 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oscargut><B>oscargut(2103)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oscargut><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=oscargut><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=97701\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let numbers x,y,z,w,t\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The fifth number plus the third number equals fourteen.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "z+t=14 then <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The fourth number is one more than the second number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w=y+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The first number is one less than twice the second number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=2y-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The second number plus the third number equals ten.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y+z=10 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y+z+w+t=30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=2y-1 then y=(x+1)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y+z=10 then z=10-y=10-(x+1)/2=(19-x)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w=y+1 then w=(x+1)/2+1=(x+3)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "z+t=14 then t=14-z=14-(19-x)/2=(9+x)/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "then\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+(x+1)/2+(19-x)/2+(x+3)/2+(9+x)/2=30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x+x+1+19-x+x+3+9+x=60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x+32=60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "numbers are: 7,4,6,5,8\r<BR>\n" );
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