document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1209578>Question 1209578</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the sum of two numbers is 92. their difference is 20. find the numbers </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Here is another informal solution method that can be done mentally.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Consider the numbers on a number line.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "You start at the first number and move one direction a distance equal to the second number and end up at 92; or you move the other direction the same distance and end up at 20.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "That means the first number is halfway between 92 and 20 -- i.e., it is the average of 92 and 20.  So the first number is (92+20)/2 = 56.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the second number is the number you need to add to 56 to reach 92: 92-56 = 36.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWERS: 56 and 36<br><BR>\n" );
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