SOLUTION: The sum of two numbers is 160. Their difference is 38. Find the Numbers. Help me please!!

Question 1049347: The sum of two numbers is 160. Their difference is 38. Find the Numbers.

Help me please!!
Found 2 solutions by hussamuddin, advanced_Learner:
Answer by hussamuddin(51) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The first number is and the second number is = .
Answer by advanced_Learner(501) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The ruling equations are
=
=

Solved by pluggable solver: SOLVE linear system by SUBSTITUTION

Solve:
We'll use substitution. After moving 1*b to the right, we get:
, or . Substitute that
into another equation:
and simplify: So, we know that b=61. Since , a=99.

Answer: .

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