SOLUTION: The sum of two numbers is 45. One number is 12 larger than the other. What is the expression for the other number?

Question 182636: The sum of two numbers is 45. One number is 12 larger than the other. What is the expression for the other number?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The sum of two numbers is 45. One number is 12 larger than the other. What is the expression for the other number?
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x +(x+12) = 45
2x+12 = 45
2x = 33
x = 16.5
The numbers are 16.5 and 28.5
I don't know which number is the "other number."
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