Ask a New Question

Question

One number is greater than another by 4, their sum is 32. What are the two numbers? Write a function which could solve this for any two numbers (x and y) with any difference between them.​
10 years ago

Answers

Tejashwi Kumar
X+y=32
X-y=4
Add the two equation
2x=36
X=18
Put it back in any of the two equations
Y=14
DIRECT METHOD
X=(32+4)/2=18
Y=(32-4)/2=14
10 years ago

Related Questions

One number is 12 more than another. The sum of the smaller number and twice the larger number is 39... One number is 12 more than another. The sum of the smaller number and twice the larger number is 39... One number is 12 more than another. The sum of the smaller number and twice the larger number is 39... What number is 7 more than another number their answer is 23 Find the numbers. "One number is 5 more than another. Their sum is 53. What are the two numbers?" one number is 8 less than another .the quotient formed by dividing the higher number by the lower n... Which number is greater then 5.5*10^-7 and less than 5.5*10^7.. Choices 1.8*10^-12 6.7*10^8... One number is greater than another by 40/11. If the smaller number is less than 47/22 by 1/2, find t... when I add a number to another number four times as big, the result is 30. find the first number...
Ask a New Question
Archives Contact Us Privacy Policy Terms of Use