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  • 16-01-2018
  • Mathematics
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Two numbers total 52 and have a difference of 26. Find the two numbers.

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  • 16-01-2018
Let the numbers be m and n.  Then m+n=52 and m-n=26.  Find m and n.

Add the 2nd equation to the first.  Then 2m =78, and m=39.

Then n = m-26 = 39-26 = 13.

Check:  do 13 and 39 add up to 52?  YES
             Is 39 26 more than 13?  YES

The two numbers are 13 and 39.
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