SOLUTION: FIND THE 2 NUMBERS WHOSE SUM IS TWENTY NINE AND DIFFERENCE IS 15

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Question 571761: FIND THE 2 NUMBERS WHOSE SUM IS TWENTY NINE AND DIFFERENCE IS 15
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Let represent one of the numbers and let represent the other one. Then:





Solve the 2X2 system by elimination.

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