SOLUTION: The sum of two numbers is 2. If one number is subtracted from the other, their difference is 8 Thank you, Buffy!

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Question 415522: The sum of two numbers is 2. If one number is subtracted from the other, their difference is 8 Thank you, Buffy!
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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call the numbers a and b
given:
a+%2B+b+=+2
a+-+b+=+8 Add the equations
2a+=+10
a+=+5
and
a+%2B+b+=+2
5+%2B+b+=+2
b+=-3
The numbers are 5 and -3