Question

The difference between two integers is 63, and their sum is 85. What are the two integers?

Answer 1

11, 74

Explanation:

Let s represent the smaller integer. Then s+63 is the larger, and their sum is ...

s +(s +63) = 85

2s = 22 . . . . . . .subtract 63

s = 11 . . . . . . . . divide by 2

s+63 = 74

The two integers are 11 and 74.