document.write( "Question 480558: The sum of two numbers is 24 and their difference is 2. What are the numbers? Please show all work. \n" ); document.write( "
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Let numbers are x and y\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "sum of the numbers = 24
\n" ); document.write( "x+y=24 .............(1)
\n" ); document.write( "difference of the numbers = 2
\n" ); document.write( "x-y=2...............(2)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Add (1) and (2)
\n" ); document.write( "x+y=24
\n" ); document.write( "x-y=2
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\n" ); document.write( "2x=26 ..........(3)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Divide by 2 both sides of equation (3)
\n" ); document.write( "2x/2=26/2
\n" ); document.write( "x=13
\n" ); document.write( "Put the value of x in equation (1)
\n" ); document.write( "13+y=24
\n" ); document.write( "subtract 13 from both sides of the above equation
\n" ); document.write( "13+y-13=24-13
\n" ); document.write( "y=11\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so numbers are x,y=13,11\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Check the values by putting them in equation (1) and (2)
\n" ); document.write( "x+y=24 .............(1)
\n" ); document.write( "13+11=24
\n" ); document.write( "24=24
\n" ); document.write( "x-y=2...............(2)
\n" ); document.write( "13-11=2
\n" ); document.write( "2=2 \n" ); document.write( "
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