Question

2. The sum of two numbers is 12. The difference of the same two numbers is 4.

What is the larger of the two numbers?
F. 4
H. 7
G. 5
1.8


PLEASE HELP :(

Answer 1

The sum of the numbers are 12. So you can just guess and check: 1, 12; 2, 10; 3, 9; **4, 8**; You come to a conclusion of 8 and 4 matching the criteria for the problem, so your answer is 8.