SOLUTION: The sum of two numbers is 52, and their difference is 6. What are the numbers?

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Question 296490: The sum of two numbers is 52, and their difference is 6. What are the numbers?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let one number be x and the other be y

x+y=52
x-y=6
add the two equations to eliminate y
2x=58
x= 58/2
x=29
y= 52-29= 23