Question 588169
You don't need a "system of equations", just one equation will do.


x = one number
x - 6 = second number {second number is 6 less than first}


x + x - 6 = 24 {sum of two numbers is 24}
2x - 6 = 24 {combined like terms}
2x = 30 {added 6 to both sides}
x = 15 {divided both sides by 2}
x - 6 = 9 {substituted 15, in for x, into x - 6}


15 and 9 are the two numbers
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