SOLUTION: I'm not sure if i selected the correct type of question for the subject but I need help on a "Number Problem" The book I have does not explain how to solve, it just has them in

Question 148126: I'm not sure if i selected the correct type of question for the subject but I need help on a "Number Problem"
The book I have does not explain how to solve, it just has them in the back as a question.
The sum of two numbers is 27 and there difference is 20. Find the numbers.
How would you start this problem?
Answer by vleith(2983) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This is a classic algebra problem.
Let the two numbers be represented as x and y.
You are given:
the sum is 27
their difference is 20
You can use substitution or elimination to solve these. See http://collabvsl.wetpaint.com/page/Solving+Systems+of+Equations for a nice video that covers different ways to solve systems like this.
We'll use elimination to solve

add these two equations
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Now that you know one number, use that to solve for the other one

You can verify the answers by substituting back into the original two equations.

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