SOLUTION: two numbers total 71 & have a difference of 17, find the 2 numbers
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Question 440154: two numbers total 71 & have a difference of 17, find the 2 numbers
Answer by rwm(914) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x+y=71
x-y=17
add the two
2x=88
x=44
y=71-44=27
y=27
another way to look at
the two numbers are the same except we add 17 to one of them
2a+17=71
2a=54
a=27
add 17 to it
b=44
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