SOLUTION: Word problems are not my thing. Please help with steps. One number is 10 more than a second number. The sum of the two numbers is 16. What are the two numbers?

Question 149099: Word problems are not my thing. Please help with steps.
One number is 10 more than a second number. The sum of the two numbers is 16. What are the two numbers?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First give the numbers names
Let = the 1st number
Let = the 2nd number
given
It doesn't matter whether I make more than
or more than , so I'll say
( is greater than )
Now substitute the expression for into the
1st equation

And, since

The numbers are and
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