2. 24-7p=10
-7p=-14
p=2
3. x+(x+1)+(x+2)=72
3x+3=72
3x=69
x=23
4. x+(x+2)+(x+4)=48
3x+6=48
3x=42
x=14
7. 40-2x=8
-2x=-32
x=16
8. 1/2x+4=12
1/2x=8
x=16
Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
We can write the following system of equations:

Adding both equations together, we isolate
and get:

Plugging
in any of the equations, we can solve for
:

Verify that the solution pair
works 
Therefore, the two numbers are
.
To express
5
−
2
as a positive exponent we will use this rule of exponents:
x
a
=
1
x
−
a
5
−
2
=
1
5
−
−
2
=
1
5
2