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Question 171991: find 2 numbers with the mean of 14 and a difference of 4
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! find 2 numbers with the mean of 14 and a difference of 4
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Mean: (x+y)/2 = 14
Diff: x-y = 4
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y = x-4
Substitute to get:
(x+x-4) = 28
2x = 32
x = 16
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Solve for "y":
x-y = 4
16-y = 4
y = 12
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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