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The sum of two numbers is 60 and the difference is 4. What are the numbers?​

User Owusu
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Answer: One number is 32, the other is 28

Explanation:

Let's solve this problem with a system of equations

Let the x be one number, y be the other number

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x+y=60

x-y=4

2x=64

x=32

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Substitute x value into one of the equations

x-y=4

32-y=4

y=28

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