SOLUTION: The sum of two numbers is 53 and their difference is 25. Find the number.

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Question 387294: The sum of two numbers is 53 and their difference is 25. Find the number.
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x = one number, so 53 - x = other number. Then x - (53 - x) = 25.
Or 2x - 53 = 25, or 2x = 78, or x = 39, one number, and 53 - x = 14, the other number.