Question 47146: the sum of two numbers is 20. The difference of the two numbers is 8. What are the two numbers??? 16 and 4 Found 2 solutions by Earlsdon, melanie125:Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let x and y be the two numbers.
x+y = 20
x-y = 8 Add these two equations.
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2x = 28 Divide both sides by 2.
x = 14
y = 20-x
y = 6
The two numbers are: 14 and 6
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