College Algebra 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305115546
ISBN 13: 978-1-30511-554-5

Chapter 5, Systems of Equations and Inequalities - Section 5.1 - Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variations - 5.1 Exercises - Page 447: 59

Answer

$22,12$

Work Step by Step

Let $x,y$ be the two numbers. Then we know that $x+y=34,x-y=10$ Thus, summing these two equations, we get: $2x=44$ Hence, we have: $x=22$ Thus, $y=34-x=12$.
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