document.write( "Question 125705: The sum of two numbers is 33. Their difference is 9. What are the two numbers? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #92100 by MathLover1(20850)\"\" \"About 
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let numbers be \"x\" and \"y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if the sum of two numbers is \"33\", we have:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By=33\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if their difference is \"9\", then we have:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x-y=9\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " to find out what are the two numbers, solve this system:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By=33\"...........(1)
\n" ); document.write( "\"x-y=9\" ............(2)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "solve (1) for \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By=33\"...........(1) \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=+33+-y\"...........substitute in (2)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%2833+-y%29-y=9\" ............solve for \"y\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-y+-y+=+9+-33\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-2y+=++-24\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=++-24%2F-2\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=++12\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "then\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=++33-12\"...........\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=+21\"...........\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "check:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By=33\"...........(1)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"21%2B12=33\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"33+=+33\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x-y=9\" ............(2)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"21-12=9\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"9=9\"
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