SOLUTION: The sum of two numbers is
55
. The larger number is
11
more than the smaller number. What are the numbers?
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Question 1008045: The sum of two numbers is
55
. The larger number is
11
more than the smaller number. What are the numbers?
Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Call the numbers x and y. Then we write
x + y = 55 and
x = y - 11 or x - y = -11
Add these equations and get
2x = 44
x = 22
y = 33
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