SOLUTION: find the value of two numbers if their sum is 12 and their difference is 4

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Question 1029338: find the value of two numbers if their sum is 12 and their difference is 4
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find the value of two numbers if their sum is 12 and their difference is 4
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Add 12 and 4 and divide their sum by two, and you get the greater number:

%2812%2B4%29%2F2 = 16%2F2 = 8.

Having the greater number, distract it from the given sum, and  you get the smaller number: 12 - 8 = 4.

Answer. Your numbers are 8 and 4.