Asked by Bree

The sum of two numbers s 96, and their difference is 17. What is the larger of these two numbers ?
Answered by Reiny
let x be the larger
then the smaller is 96-x

x - (96-x) = 17
x - 96 + x = 17
2x = 113
x = 56.5

larger is 56.5 , the smaller is 39.5

check:
difference = 56.5-39.5 = 17 , yup!!
Answered by Anonymous
The difference two numbers is -11. Their sum is -17. Find the numbers
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