SOLUTION: The larger of two numbers is eight more than the smaller number. Their sum is twenty-two. Find the numbers.

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Question 736867: The larger of two numbers is eight more than the smaller number. Their sum is twenty-two. Find the numbers.
Answer by lynnlo(4176) About Me  (Show Source):
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number be X
the second number is x+8
x+(x+8)=22
2x+8=22
2x=14
x=7
plus 8 to find the larger number
15
7,15
7+15==========22