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The sum of two numbers is 42 . The smaller number is 10 less than the larger number. What are the numbers?

The sum of two numbers is 42 . The smaller number is 10 less than the larger number. What are the numbers?
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The sum of two numbers is 42 . The smaller number is 10 less than the larger number. What are the numbers?

User Ozan Gunceler
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42 = x + (x-10)
52 = 2x
/2 /2
26 = x

Therefore the numbers are:
1) 26
2) 16 (26 - 10)
User Radu Chiriac
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The answer is 26 and 16
26-16=10 so thats correct
and
26+16=42
User Duvet
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