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Question 237977: Can anyone help with my question - how to set up the equation, etc.

Find two numbers whose sum is 63 and whose difference is 5.
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
Let's first set up where one number will be x. We know the other number has a difference of 5 so we can write it as x-5. We have the total as 63 therefore:
x + x - 5 = 63 combine like terms
2x-5=63 Add 5 to both sides
2x=68 Divide both sides by 2
x=34 so now we know one number is 34 and the other number is 29.
Do they add up to 63?
RJ Toftness
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