The Difference between two numbers is 22. The sum of the same two numbers is 78. What are the two numbers? Please help ASAP!

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asked Oct 2, 2020 140k views

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Cheikh · Answer 1 · 2020-10-08T03:36:08+0000

Answer:

50 and 28

Explanation:

x+y=78

x-y=22

to find this, subtract 22 from 78 to get 56

divide 56 by 2 to get 28

y=28

add 22 to 28 to get 50

x=50

to double check add 50 and 28 to get 78

also subtract 28 from 50 to get 22