SOLUTION: one number is 7 more than another. if the larger number is 19, what is the smaller number

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Question 821493: one number is 7 more than another. if the larger number is 19, what is the smaller number
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) About Me  (Show Source):
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x = y + 7
y = x - 7
x = 19
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y = 19 - 7
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answer:
y = 12
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