document.write( "Question 20271: one number is 7 less than another number. if 5 times the smaller number is subtracted from twicw the large number, the result is -10. find the numbers. \n" ); document.write( "
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x-7=y
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\n" ); document.write( "5x-2y=-10
\n" ); document.write( "5x-2(7+x)=-10
\n" ); document.write( "5x+14-x=-10
\n" ); document.write( "4x=24
\n" ); document.write( "x=-6\r
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