SOLUTION: The sum of two numbers is 4. Their difference is 12. What are the two numbers? Write a system of equations for this situation and find its solution. What is 15 more than the sm

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Question 1060923: The sum of two numbers is 4. Their difference is 12. What are the two numbers? Write a system of equations for this situation and find its solution. What is 15 more than the smaller of these two numbers?
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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The sum of two numbers is 4. Their difference is 12.

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Use the Elimination Method.

Answer by MathTherapy(10552) About Me  (Show Source):
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The sum of two numbers is 4. Their difference is 12. What are the two numbers? Write a system of equations for this situation and find its solution. What is 15 more than the smaller of these two numbers?
Let the larger number be L, and the smaller, S

Then we have: L + S = 4 ----- eq (i)

Also, L - S = 12 ------------ eq (ii)

2L = 16 ----- Adding eqs (ii) & (i)

L, or larger number = highlight_green%28matrix%281%2C3%2C+16%2F2%2C+or%2C+8%29%29

Do you think you can find the smaller number? If so, just add 15 to it to get the answer to part 2.

It's that simple....nothing COMPLEX!!