3 years ago

The sum of two numbers is 52 and The difference is 24.what are the numbers?

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This is a sum and difference problem,
larger number = (sum+difference)/2 = (52+24)/2 = 38
smaller number = (sum - difference)/2 = (52-24)/2 = 14

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