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The sum of two numbers is 143 and their difference is 7,what are the numbers?

User Simon Hawe
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Given:
143 sum of two numbers
difference is 7

Equal equation
71.5 + 71.5 = 143

Difference by 7
(71.5 - 7) (71.5 + 7) = (64.5) (78.5)

Answer
64.5 + 78.5 = 143
User Douglas Ferreira
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You do 143 divided by 2 then take away 3.5 (half of the 7) and then add 7 onto the answer to get your sum
User Kishen Nagaraju
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