90 dimes = $9 because 10 dimes = $1
Let's call the two numbers a and b. So we know that the difference of the two numbers is 36:
a - b = 36
And we know that their sum is 286:
a + b = 286
We can use either of these equations to solve for one of the variables in terms of the other variable. Let's use the first and solve for a:
a - b = 36
a = 36 + b
Now we plug this into the other equation and solve for b there:
(36 + b) + b = 286
36 + 2b = 286
2b = 250
b = 125
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So first solve for x and y
add the 2 equations together
2x+x+y-y=-8-4
3x=-12
divide by 3
x=-4
subsitute
-4-y=-4
addd 4 to both sdies
-y=0
the solution is (x,y) (-4,0) or D
