document.write( "Question 80656: The sum of two numbers is 33. Their difference is 11. What are the two numbers? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #57845 by praseenakos@yahoo.com(507)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! QUESTION:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The sum of two numbers is 33. Their difference is 11. What are the two numbers?\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "ANSWER:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Assume that two mumbers are x and y and suppose x is the bigger number.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "It is given that their sum is 33.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "==> x + y = 33 -----------------(1)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Their difference is 11\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "==> x- y = 11 -------------------(2)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Add (1) and (2)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "==> x + y + x - y = 33 + 11\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "==> x + x + y - y = 44\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "==> 2x = 44\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Divide both sides of the expression by 2.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "==> 2x/2 = 44/2\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "==> x = 22\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the bigger number is 22\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Given that sum of these numbers = 33\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the other number is = 33- 22 = 11\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the numbers are 22 and 11.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Hope you understood.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Regards.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Praseena.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |