SOLUTION: find 2 number whose sum is 196 and the larger number exceeds the smaller number by 8?

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Question 1087434: find 2 number whose sum is 196 and the larger number exceeds the smaller number by 8?
Answer by ikleyn(53937) About Me  (Show Source):
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x + y = 196,
x - y =   8.


Add the two equations and see what will happen.