document.write( "Question 413554: The sum of two numbers is 16. The difference of the two numbers is 8. What are the numbers? \n" ); document.write( "
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x + (x+8) = 16
\n" ); document.write( "2x + 8 = 16
\n" ); document.write( "subtract 8 from both sides
\n" ); document.write( "2x=8
\n" ); document.write( "divide both sides by 2
\n" ); document.write( "x=4
\n" ); document.write( "x+8 = 12
\n" ); document.write( "numbers are 4 & 12
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