document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=241632>Question 241632</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two numbers total 2, and their difference is 16.  Find the two numbers. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's have x be one number and the other number represented by y. We can then set up two equations like this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-y=16 We can add both equations so y cancels out. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=18  Divide both sides by 2 gives us:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=9 Now plug 9 into either original equation to find y. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-7 To check to see if these answers are correct, just plug them into both equations. <BR>\n" );
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