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Question 418364: i need help with a homework my math teacher gave me and its kind of hard for me and no one in my family know how to do it.

One number is 12 more than half another number. The two numbers total 60. Find the numbers
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x and 60-x be the two numbers. We can say that one number (we can say 60-x) is equal to

60+-+x+=+12+%2B+%28x%2F2%29

120+-+2x+=+24+%2B+x

96+=+3x

x+=+32

The numbers are 32 and 28. We can check, since 28 is twelve more than half of 32.