SOLUTION: Hello there, please help me figure out the equation to solve this question. If my first integer is subtracted from my second integer the result is half the sum of the first integer

Question 987546: Hello there, please help me figure out the equation to solve this question. If my first integer is subtracted from my second integer the result is half the sum of the first integer and second integer, the first integer is 8 less than the second integer. What are these integers?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Assign variables and transcribe the description exactly.

x and y, integers;

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