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Find the value of two numbers if their sum is 12 and difference is 8

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Let’s consider these two numbers to be ‘x’. If the sum of these numbers is 12, then we must determine what numbers can be added to equal 12. 1+11,2+10,3+9,4+8,5+7, and 6+6. From these numbers we can decide that 10-2=8 are the only 2 values that equal 8 when subtracted.
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