document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=189586>Question 189586</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> can you please help me find two numbers whose sum is 63 and whose difference is 5 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = 1st number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and y = 2nd number<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + y = 63<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x - y = 5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solving the bottom equation for x:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x - y = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 5 + y<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute the above into the top equation and solve for y:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + y = 63<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 + y + y = 63<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 + 2y = 63<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y = 58<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 29<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute the above into bottom equation and solve for x:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x - y = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x - 29 = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 34<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your two numbers are 29 and 34<BR>\n" );
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