SOLUTION: If the circulation for newspaper 1 is 38 thousand more than the circulation of newspaper 2, and their combined circulation is 2498 ​thousand, find the circulation for each ne

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Question 1096812: If the circulation for newspaper 1 is 38 thousand more than the circulation of newspaper 2, and their combined circulation is 2498 ​thousand, find the circulation for each newspaper.
Answer by ikleyn(52803) About Me  (Show Source):
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A - B =   38000,     (1)
A + B = 2498000.     (2)
---------------------------- Add the two equations (both sides) and see what will happen.