SOLUTION: please help me solve this equation.using simultaneous equation find two numbers whose sum is 16 and difference 6

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Question 190491: please help me solve this equation.using simultaneous equation find two numbers whose sum is 16 and difference 6
Answer by Mathtut(3670) About Me  (Show Source):
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let the numbers be a and b
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a+b=16.....eq 1
a-b=6......eq 2
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add two equations together and b terms are eliminated. we are left with
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a+a=16+6
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2a=22
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a=11
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b=16-a=16-11=5
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