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The sum of two numbers is 56 . The smaller number is 18 less than the larger number. What are the numbers?

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The sum of two numbers is 

56

. The smaller number is 

18

 less than the larger number. What are the numbers?

asked Apr 25, 2017 in ALGEBRA 1 by anonymous

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Step 1:

The sum of two numbers is image

The smaller number is image less than the larger number.

Find the larger number.

Let larger number is image

Smaller number is image

The equation is image

The sum of two numbers is image

Substitute image

image

Find smaller number.

Substitute image

image

Solution:

The larger number is image

The smaller number is image

answered Apr 25, 2017 by Anney Mentor

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