SOLUTION: The sum of two numbers is 53 and their difference is 25. Find the number.
Algebra.Com
Question 387294: The sum of two numbers is 53 and their difference is 25. Find the number.
Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x = one number, so 53 - x = other number. Then x - (53 - x) = 25.
Or 2x - 53 = 25, or 2x = 78, or x = 39, one number, and 53 - x = 14, the other number.
RELATED QUESTIONS
The sum of two numbers is 25 and their difference is 7. Find the... (answered by checkley77)
The sum of two numbers is 25 and their difference is 7. Find the... (answered by nyc_function)
The sum of two numbers is 25 and their product is 252. Find their... (answered by Fombitz)
the sum of two numbers is 25. their difference is 7.find number (answered by armstrkl)
The sum of two numbers is 123, and their difference is 53. What are the two... (answered by Fombitz)
The sum of two numbers is 25.their difference is 7.find the numbers.
(answered by KMST)
The sum of two numbers is 25 and their difference is 7. Find the numbers..
what is... (answered by Alan3354)
the sum of two numbers is 11 and their difference is 6. find the number
(answered by MathLover1)
The sum of two numbers is 37, and their difference is 10. Find the smaller number (answered by Alan3354)