document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=756577>Question 756577</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of two numbers is 59. If you subtract the smaller number from the larger, the answer is 33. What are the numbers?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "assume y is the smaller number then<BR>\n" );
document.write( " x-y=33 => x=y+33 therefore we have  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y+y+33=59 ==>y=(59-33)/2 & X+(59*33)/2=59 ==>x=59-((59-33)/2) </SPAN>\n" );
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