document.write( "Question 1027489: One number exceeds another by 4. The sum of the numbers is 84. What are the​ numbers? \n" ); document.write( "
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y=smaller number; x=larger number=y+4
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\n" ); document.write( "(y+4)+y=84
\n" ); document.write( "2y+4=84
\n" ); document.write( "2y=80
\n" ); document.write( "y=40
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\n" ); document.write( "x=y+4=40+4=44
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\n" ); document.write( "ANSWER: One of the numbers is 44, the other is 40.
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