SOLUTION: The sum of two numbers is 40. One number is 32 more than the other. Find the two numbers?
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Question 857012: The sum of two numbers is 40. One number is 32 more than the other. Find the two numbers?
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x + y = 40
x = y + 32
Substitute the second equation into the first equation.
y + 32 + y = 40
2y + 32 = 40
2y = 8
y = 4
(x, y) = (36, 4)
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