SOLUTION: Find two numbers with sum 82 and difference 30?

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Question 891467: Find two numbers with sum 82 and difference 30?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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A%2BB=82
A-B=30
Add the equations together,
A%2BB%2BA-B=82%2B20
2A=112
A=56
Then use either equation to solve for B.
56%2BB=82
B=26