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  • 19-05-2016
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The sum of two numbers are 62 and the difference is 18. Wjat are the numbers

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nobillionaireNobley
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  • 26-05-2016
let the two numbers be x and y, then

x + y = 62 . . . . . . . (1)
x - y = 18 . . . . . . . .(2)

subtracting (2) from (1), we have:

2y = 44
y = 22

From (2), x + 22 = 62
x = 62 - 22 = 40

therefore, the two numbers are 40 and 22.

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