2 years ago

The sum of two positive integers is 18 and their difference is 2. What is the larger number?

Mathematics

1 answer:

choli [55]2 years ago

5 0

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

we call the numbers x and y

then from the given data:

x+y=18

x-y=2

we add both sides of both equations

x+y+x-y=20

2x=20

x=10

we use the first equation:

10+y=18

then y=8

the larger number is x=10

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The sum of two positive integers is 18 and their difference is 2. What is the larger number?​

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