Answer: 36 and 56
Step-by-step explanation: the sum of two numbers translates into x + y = 92
If the difference would be 0 then the numbers would be equal.
Just choose which number you want to be bigger. If x is bigger then x - y = 20. If y is bigger then y - x = 20.
Let’s make x bigger so x-y=20. You can go two ways with this.
Either x=20+y because when passing one term from one side to the other you can change the sign.
Or y=x-20 because you pass “-y” to the right and it’s becomes “y” and you pass 20 to the left and it becomes -20.
Let’s go with y=x-20.
Now we replace this in the other relation:
X + Y = 92
X + (x-20) = 92
X + X - 20 = 92
2x - 20 = 92 ==> 2x = 92 + 20 ==> 2x = 112 ==> 112/2 ==> x=56
Y = x - 20 ==> y = 56 - 20 ==> y = 36.
If you choose x=20+y and replace x in the other relation you’ll find out y first and only after that you’ll find x.
Hope this helps☺️
