SOLUTION: #1. The sum of two numbers is 54, and their difference is nine more than the smaller number. find the numbers
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Question 231711: #1. The sum of two numbers is 54, and their difference is nine more than the smaller number. find the numbers
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let 
represent the smaller number. Let 
represent the larger number. Then:
Substitute:
\ =\ 54)
Now just solve for . Then subtract from 54 to get .
John
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