SOLUTION: The sum of two numbers is 66. The smaller number is 10 less than the larger number. What are the numbers?

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Question 267129: The sum of two numbers is 66. The smaller number is 10 less than the larger number. What are the numbers?
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Let represent the larger number.




Solve for to get the larger number.

John