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The sum of 2 numbers is -48 and their difference is 17.

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Answer: -15.5, -32.5

Step-by-step explanation: Call the two numbers x and y, x+y=-48 and x-y=17, subtract both of them and you get 2y=31 and then divide both sides by 2 and get -15.5 for y, plug this back in the equations and get -32.5 for x, hope this helped!

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