The sum of two numbers is 24 and their difference is 8. What is the smaller of the two numbers?

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Chengbo answered Nov 27, 2022

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24-8 (difference) = 16

16/ 2 numbers = 8 is smallest number

8 + 8(difference) = 16 is largest number

The smaller number is 8

Qun Li answered Dec 1, 2022

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