document.write( "Question 439649: The sum of two numbers is 46 and the difference is 22. What are the numbers? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "let x = number 1
\n" ); document.write( "let y = number 2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " x+y=46....................(1)
\n" ); document.write( " x-y=22....................(2)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "from (1) x=46-y.............(3)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "substitue (3) into (2)
\n" ); document.write( "(46-y)-y=22
\n" ); document.write( "46-2y=22
\n" ); document.write( "-2y=22-46
\n" ); document.write( "-2y=-24
\n" ); document.write( "2y=24
\n" ); document.write( "y=24/2
\n" ); document.write( "y=12\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "sub y=12 into (3)
\n" ); document.write( "x=46-12
\n" ); document.write( "x=34\r
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