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18 July, 03:29

The sum of two numbers is 51 and the difference is 9. What are the numbers?

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  1. 18 July, 03:41
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    So with this you'll be doing a system of equations. The first equation is to represent the sum of the numbers and the second is to represent the difference of numbers.

    Let x = larger number and y = smaller number.

    x + y = 51

    x - y = 9

    For this, I'll be using the elimination method. And to do that, all you need to do is add (x+y=51) and (x-y=9) together, and your result will be 2x = 60. From here we can solve for x.

    For that equation, all you need to do is divide 2 on both sides, and your answer will be x = 30.

    Now that we have x, we can substitute x for 30 in either equation to solve for y. I'll use the 1st equation.

    30 + y = 51

    y = 21

    In short, the two numbers are 21 and 30.
  2. 18 July, 03:51
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    The numbers are 30 and 21.

    I find it by dividing 51 by 2, and then adding half of 9 to it.

    So

    51/2 = 25.5

    25.5 + (9/2) = 30

    51 - 30 = 21

    30 - 21 = 9
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