Question 920735: Two numbers have a sum of 34. One number is 8 more than the other. Find the numbers.
(smaller value) ____
(larger value) _____ Answer by multiplier(8) (Show Source):
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let x- smaller number
(x+ 8) -larger number
as stated, there sum is 34 so:
adding their ages:
x+(x+8)=34
solving for x gives:
x=13-( smaller number)
x+8= 13+8 =21 (larger number)
proving:
13+21=34
34=34
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