SOLUTION: The sum of two numbers is 59. If you subtract the smaller number from the larger, the answer is 33. What are the numbers?

Question 756577: The sum of two numbers is 59. If you subtract the smaller number from the larger, the answer is 33. What are the numbers?
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, myidis:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The sum of two numbers is 59. If you subtract the smaller number from the larger, the answer is 33. What are the numbers?
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One number is the average of 59 & 33.

Answer by myidis(1) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x+y=59
assume y is the smaller number then
x-y=33 => x=y+33 therefore we have
y+y+33=59 ==>y=(59-33)/2 & X+(59*33)/2=59 ==>x=59-((59-33)/2)
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