Question

The sum of two numbers is 65 and their difference is 7. What is the greater of the two numbers?

Answer 1

Answer:

X+y =65  x-y=7  y=65-x  (plug in 65-x) for y.  X-(65-x)=7  so x-65+x=7

2x=72 so x =36  65-36=29  The bigger number is 36.

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Answer 2

Answer:

The numbers are 35 and 28

35+28=65

35-28=7

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