document.write( "Question 661098: I'm thinking of two numbers. The first number exceeds another by 26. The sum of the two numbers is 64. Find the numbers.\r
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document.write( "two numbers  and 
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document.write( "Question states*** 
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document.write( " x = 
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document.write( "  x + y = 64
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document.write( "(y+26) + y = 64
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document.write( "    2y + 26 = 64
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document.write( "         2y = 38
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document.write( "          y = 19  and x = 45
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