The sum of two numbers is 48. The difference of the same two numbers is 24. What are the numbers?
x + y = 48
x - y = 24 add these together and we have
2x = 72 divide both sides by 2
x = 36
And using x + y = 48 ... 36 + y = 48 ....so, it's obvious that y = 12
And those are the two numbers
12 and 36.
36+12=48
36-12=24.
Hi Katie-Leigh !
\(x+y=48\\ x-y=24\)
Solve that and you will get the answer
okay thank you CPhill.
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