You can put this solution on YOUR website! find two numbers whose sum is 108 and whose difference is 54
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Let x = one number
and y = second number
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x+y = 108 (equation 1)
x-y = 54 (equation 2)
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Using the "elimination method" we add the two equations together:
x+y = 108
x-y = 54
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2x = 162
x = 81
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To find y, we can plug the above into equation 1 and solve for y:
x+y = 108
81+y = 108
y = 108-81
y = 27
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The two numbers are 27 and 81
