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Question 1031269: The sum of two numbers is 43. Their difference is 23. Find the numbers.
Answer by Bakr.R(8)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let each number be x and y.
number 1 ----> x
number 2 ----> y
From the question we can deduce that:
x+y=43
x-y=23
We have a simultaneous equation, we now minus or add the (based on the quantity of y and x) equations and solve for the unknown.
x+y=43
x-y=23
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2x=66
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x=33
and now, we substitute the value of x into the original equation to find y
x+y=43
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33+y=43
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y=10
The numbers are 33 and 10
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