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Question 511333
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How do u write this in numbers? :
One number is nine less than another. Their sum is twenty-seven.
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x = one number
y = another number
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x + 9 = y
or
x = y -9
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x + y = 27
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substitute
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(y-9) + y = 27
2y = 36
y = 18
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x = 9
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x+y = 27
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Answer: x = 9, y = 18
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Done.