SOLUTION: 1. The sum of two numbers is 50. Their difference is 22. What are the numbers?
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: 1. The sum of two numbers is 50. Their difference is 22. What are the numbers?
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Answer by madhujiithcharu@yahoo.co.in(28) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the nos. be x and y. Given x + y = 50 --- (1) & x - y = 22 ---- (2)
(1) + (2) => 2x = 72 => x = 72/2 => x = 36.
Substitute x in (1) we have 36 + y = 50 => y = 50-36 => y = 14.
Therfore the two nos. are 36 ,14
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