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document.write( "The sum of two numbers is 39 and their difference is 7. What are the numbers? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #83849 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=83849\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> X+Y=39 OR X=39-Y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X-Y=7 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "NOW REPLACE X BY (39-Y) IN THE SECOND EQUATION & SOLVE FOR Y.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "39-Y-Y=7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2Y=7-39<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2Y=-32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=-32/-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=16 ANSWER.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X+16=39<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=39-16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=23 ANSWER.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF<BR>\n" );
document.write( "23-16=7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7=7 </SPAN>\n" );
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