document.write( "Question 108337: Two numbers have a sum of 22. Their difference is 4. what are the two numbers?\r
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Two numbers have a sum of 22. Their difference is 4. what are the two numbers?
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\n" ); document.write( "Let the two numbers be x and y.
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\n" ); document.write( "x+y = 22
\n" ); document.write( "x-y = 4
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\n" ); document.write( "Add the two equations to get:
\n" ); document.write( "2x = 26
\n" ); document.write( "Divide both sides by 2 to get
\n" ); document.write( "x = 13
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\n" ); document.write( "Substitute that value into x+y=22 to solve for y:
\n" ); document.write( "13+y = 22
\n" ); document.write( "y = 9
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\n" ); document.write( "The numbers are x = 13 and y = 9
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