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A number is 12 more than the other. Find the numbers if their sum is 48​

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Answer:

let one number be x and the other be x + 12

sum = 48

x + x + 12 = 48

2x + 12 = 48

2x = 48 - 12

2x = 36

x = 36 by 2

x = 18

therefore x = 18 and x+12= 18+12=30

so the answer is 18 and 30

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