SOLUTION: one number is 10 more than another. If the sum of the two numbers is 30, what is the smaller of the two numbers?

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Question 516487: one number is 10 more than another. If the sum of the two numbers is 30, what is the smaller of the two numbers?
Answer by deborabr(181) About Me  (Show Source):
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x
x+10
x+x+10=30
2x=30-10
2x=20
x=20/2
x=10
x+10=10+10=20
the bigger number is 20 and the smaller is 10