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The sum of two numbers is 91 and their difference is 13. What are the numbers?

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Answer:

39 and 52

Explanation:

Let x represent one number and y represent the other one

x + y = 91 and

x - y = 13 now add these two equation

x + y + x - y = 91 + 13 add like terms

2x = 104 divide both sides by 2

x = 52 to find y we can subtract this from 91

y = 91 - 52

y = 39

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