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This question in algebraic expression and number form : the difference between 20 and x
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Answer: Let the numbers be x and y.

x+y = 20 …(1)

x-y = 10 …(2)

Add (1) and (2)

2x = 30, or x = 15, and so y = 5.

The product of the two numbers = xy = 15*5 = 75.

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