SOLUTION: One number is four more than half another and their sum is 52. Find the numbers.

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Question 960876: One number is four more than half another and their sum is 52. Find the numbers.
Answer by EdenWolf(517) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x = one number and %28x%2A%281%2F2%29%2B4%29 = the other number. Set up an equation.
x%2Bx%281%2F2%29%2B4=52
x%2Bx%281%2F2%29=48
x%2Bx=96
2x=96
x=48
Now plug that into %28x%2A%281%2F2%29%2B4%29 to find the other number.
48%2A%281%2F2%29%2B4
24%2B4
28
So the two numbers are 48 and 28.