Question

Two numbers have a total of 5,648 and a difference of 1,000

What are the two numbers?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Let the two numbers be x and y
given that

x+y=5648 (eq 1)

and

x-y=1000 (eq 2)

therefore from eq 1, we get

x=5648-y (eq 3)

putting the value of x from eq 3 in eq 2 we get

5648-y-y=1000

5648-2y=1000

5648-1000=2y

4648=2y

y=4648/2

y=2324

therefore in eq 3

x=5648-y

=5648-2324

=3324

therefore x=3324 and y=2324

Answer 2

I think it would be 2,324 and 3,324