Question

The sum of two numbers is 62 and their difference is 16.. Which system of equations represents the word problem?. 1. x + y = 62 and x - y = 16. 2. x + y = 62 and 62-x = 16. 3. x + 62 = y and x - 16 = y

Answer 1

The correct answer is 1. x + y = 62 and x - y = 16. Let x and y be the two numbers and the sum is found by adding the two numbers while the difference is found by subtracting the second number from the first number. I hope this helps.