SOLUTION: the sum of two numbers is 64 the smaller number is 12 less than the larger number. What are the two numbers?

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Question 439706: the sum of two numbers is 64 the smaller number is 12 less than the larger number. What are the two numbers?
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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Larger number = s + 12
==> smaller number = s
s+s+12 = 64
==> 2s = 52 ==> s = 26, the smaller number
==> s + 12 = 38, the larger number.