Question 19590
Let the two numbers be x and y
then x+y=48....[1]
and x+y=2(x-y)...[2]
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Then we get,
48=2(x-y)
24=x-y
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x+y=48
x-y=24
Adding the two equations we get,
2x=72
x=36
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x+y=48
so y=48-x=48-36=12
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x=36,y=12
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-Prabhat