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The difference of two numbers is 2. Their sum is 12. What are the numbers?

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Answer:

the numbers would be 5 and 7.

Explanation:

"the difference of two numbers is 2."

  • 7 - 5 = 2

"their sum is 12."

  • 7 + 5 = 12

since the difference of 7 and 5 is 2 and the sum of 7 and 5 is 12, 5 and 7 are the numbers that fulfill the statement.

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