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45, 19
\n" ); document.write( "The equations I set up were
\n" ); document.write( "N-26=y and n+y=64
\n" ); document.write( "the first equation, n-26=y, is the statement \"one number exceeds a number by 26\"
\n" ); document.write( "I used n and y for the 2 numbers. One number (n) exceeds a number (y) by 26
\n" ); document.write( "So, one of the numbers is 26 more than the other number, being that the bigger number subtracted by 26 equals the smaller number
\n" ); document.write( "Then, n+y=64, is the statement \"the sum of the numbers is 64\"
\n" ); document.write( "Then, I used the equation n-26=y to find what n equaled
\n" ); document.write( "I added both sides by 26
\n" ); document.write( "N=y+26
\n" ); document.write( "then I substituted y+26 in for n in the equation n+y=64
\n" ); document.write( "(y+26)+y=64
\n" ); document.write( "then I added the two y's together
\n" ); document.write( "26+2y=64
\n" ); document.write( "then I subtracted 26 from both sides
\n" ); document.write( "2y=38
\n" ); document.write( "then I divided both sides by 2
\n" ); document.write( "Y=19
\n" ); document.write( "then, in the other equation, I substituted 19 for y
\n" ); document.write( "N-26=19
\n" ); document.write( "i added both sides by 26
\n" ); document.write( "N=45 \n" ); document.write( "