SOLUTION: the sum of two numbers is one hundred eighty their difference is one hundred what are the numbers

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Question 827508: the sum of two numbers is one hundred eighty their difference is one hundred what are the numbers
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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x + y = 180
x - y = 100

Add: 2x = 280 ---> x = 140

(x, y) = (140, 40)