document.write( "Question 574308: What two numbers added together equals 22 and the differance between the numbers is 12 \n" ); document.write( "

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Call the numbers $\"a\"$ and $\"b\"$
\n" ); document.write( "given:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+a+%2B+b+=+22+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+a+-+b+=+12+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Add the equations
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+2a+=+34+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+a+=+17+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and, since
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+a+%2B+b+=+22+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+17+%2B+b+=+22+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+b+=+22+-+17+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+b+=+5+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "the numbers are 5 and 17 \n" ); document.write( "

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