SOLUTION: Find two numbers whose sum is 25 and one number is 10 more than the other

Question 926785: Find two numbers whose sum is 25 and one number is 10 more than the other
Answer by srinivas.g(540) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x,y be the two numbers whose sum is 25
hence x+y= 25----------------eq(1)
one number is 10 more than other
hence x-y= 10........................eq(2)
solve eq(1) and eq(2) to get x, y
add both equation
x+y= 25
x-y= 10
________
2x = 35
_________
2x= 35
divie with 2 on both sides

hence y = 17.5-10 = 7.5
Result : x= 17.5 & y=7.5

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