document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=606705>Question 606705</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> THE SUM OF TWO NUMBERS IS 29. THEIR DIFFERENCE IS 3. WHAT ARE THE TWO NUMBERS?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x be one number and y the other so we can write two equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(Hint: \"is\" in a word problem usually means equals =)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y=29<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-y=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now we can add these two equations to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
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