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The sum of two numbers is 56 and the difference is 24. What are the numbers?

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Answer:

16 and 40

Explanation:

The sum of two numbers is 56 and the difference is 24. What are the numbers?

remove the difference from the sum and divide by two, you have the first number, add the difference to the first number and you will have the second number

(56 - 24) : 2 =

32 : 2 =

16 (1st number)

16 + 24 =

40 (2nd number)