SOLUTION: Name the Numbers.
I am thinking if two odd numbers. Their sum is 10. Their difference is 2 less than their sum. What are the numbers?
Can you please help with this problem
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Question 350339: Name the Numbers.
I am thinking if two odd numbers. Their sum is 10. Their difference is 2 less than their sum. What are the numbers?
Can you please help with this problem....its for my daughters homework and I cannot figure it out.
Thank You.
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let 
be one of the numbers. Let 
be the other number.
The sum is 10
The difference is 2 less than the sum, so the difference must be 8:
Add the two equations:
Solve for , then substitute the value of into either of the equations to solve for
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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