SOLUTION: The sum of two numbers is 12. If you subtract one from the other, the result is -2. What are the ewo numbers?

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Question 395477: The sum of two numbers is 12. If you subtract one from the other, the result is -2. What are the ewo numbers?
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Call the numbers and
given:


Add these equations:




and,



The numbers are 7 and 5

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