SOLUTION: If the sum of two numbers are 110 and the difference is 20 what are the two numbers?

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Question 352134: If the sum of two numbers are 110 and the difference is 20 what are the two numbers?
Answer by Jk22(389) About Me  (Show Source):
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The sum plus the difference is twice the greater number, 130, hence the greater number is 65.

The lower is 65 minus 20 is 45.

Vefification : 65+45=110
65-45=20