document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=316962>Question 316962</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Nicky said, \"you'll never guess my numbers! Their sum is 12 their diffence is 26.\" Are there such two numbers? if so what are they.\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "we'll let x be one number and y be the other. Now we can set up 2 equations. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-y=26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add these equations to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=38<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide by 2 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=19 So y needs to be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There we go. Make sense?<BR>\n" );
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