SOLUTION: #1. The sum of two numbers is 54, and their difference is nine more than the smaller number. find the numbers

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Question 231711: #1. The sum of two numbers is 54, and their difference is nine more than the smaller number. find the numbers
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let represent the smaller number. Let represent the larger number. Then:





Substitute:



Now just solve for . Then subtract from 54 to get .


John