SOLUTION: Translate this word problem as a system of equations and then solve using substitution. Find two numbers whose sum is 58 and whose difference is 16.

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Question 946845: Translate this word problem as a system of equations and then solve using substitution.
Find two numbers whose sum is 58 and whose difference is 16.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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A%2BB=58
A-B=16
From the second equation,
A=B%2B16
Substitute into the first.
B%2B16%2BB=58
2B=42
B=21
Then,
A=21%2B16
A=37