SOLUTION: when 2 numbers are added together, the total is 32. when the same two numbers are subtracted, the result is 6. find the two numbers

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Question 870012: when 2 numbers are added together, the total is 32. when the same two numbers are subtracted, the result is 6. find the two numbers
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let the numbers be x&y x>y
x+y=32
x-y=6
add both equations
2x=38
/2
x=19
if x=19 y=13