SOLUTION: The sum of two numbers is 15 their difference is 1 find the numbers

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Question 1015980: The sum of two numbers is 15 their difference is 1 find the numbers
Answer by fractalier(6550)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Call them x and y. The we have
x + y = 15 and
x - y = 1 Add these and get
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2x = 16
x = 8
y = 7

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