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Algebra.Com's Answer #215465 by nerdybill(7384)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! The sum of two numbers is 50 . The larger number is 10 more than the smaller number. What are the numbers? \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Let x = smaller number \n" ); document.write( "then \n" ); document.write( "x+10 = larger number \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "x + x+10 = 50 \n" ); document.write( "2x+10 = 50 \n" ); document.write( "2x = 40 \n" ); document.write( "x = 20 (smaller number) \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Larger number: \n" ); document.write( "x+10 = 20+10 = 10 \n" ); document.write( " |