SOLUTION: The sum of two numbers is 76. The larger number is 14 more than the smaller number. What are the two numbers?

Question 1086322: The sum of two numbers is 76. The larger number is 14 more than the smaller number. What are the two numbers?

Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

let two numbers be and where is the larger number
if the sum of two numbers is we have:
....solve for
......eq.1

if the larger number is more than the smaller number, we have
.......eq.2
from eq.1 and eq.2 we have

now find
.......eq.2

so, your numbers are: and

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