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24 March, 21:00

The sum of two numbers is 62, and their difference is 12. What are the numbers?

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    X+y=62; x-y=12 Solve for x in one equation and plug that value into the other equation. = = = > x=12+y; 12+y+y=62 Subtract 12 to both sides (2y=50), then divide by 2 to find y (y=25). Now, plug 25 as y into x=12+y, getting x=37. Your two numbers are 37 and 25.
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