document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=210068>Question 210068</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If there are two whole numbers that when added the sum is 118, and when the smaller is subtracted from the larger the difference is 36; What are the numbers? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #158755 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=158755\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let a = the larger number and b = the smaller number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a+b = 118<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a-b = 36 Rewrite this as a = b+36 and substitute into the first equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b+36)+b = 118 Simplify and solve for b.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2b+36 = 118 Subtract 36 from both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2b = 82 Divide both sides by 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 41 and...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = b+36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 41+36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 77<BR>\n" );
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