SOLUTION: Two numbers have a difference of 10 and a sum of 34. What are the numbers? We came up with x+y=34 and y-x=10 If you plug in numbers, it would stand to reason that X=10 and Y=24 -

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Question 222709: Two numbers have a difference of 10 and a sum of 34. What are the numbers?
We came up with x+y=34 and y-x=10
If you plug in numbers, it would stand to reason that X=10 and Y=24 -- yet this doesn't seem like it is answering the question.
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
your equations are correct

adding them together gives ___ 2y = 44 ___ so, y = 22

substituting ___ x + 22 = 34 ___ x = 12