maddiemartinez
maddiemartinez maddiemartinez
  • 04-03-2017
  • Mathematics
contestada


The sum of two numbers is 52​, and the difference between the numbers is 2. Find the numbers.

Respuesta :

maxday
maxday maxday
  • 04-03-2017
The difference between them is 2, so let the unknown numbers be x and (x+2). 

Their sum is 52, so: 
52 = x + (x+2) 
52 = x + x + 2 
50 = x + x 
50 = 2x 
25 = x 

So your unknown numbers x and (x+2) are 25 and 27.
Answer Link

Otras preguntas

What is the area of a hexagon with an apothem of 4 square root 3 ?
what is the best code editor for python
Describe the order of events in "A Poem of Changgan." How does this order of events relate to the speaker’s feelings and thoughts about her husband?
3.Which equation is equivalent to x + 3y – z = 3? 3x + 6y – 3z = 6 2x + 4y – 2z = 8 4x + 12y – 4z = 12 2x + 3y – 4z = 12 4.Which of the following points lies in
Answer this!!!!!!!!!
Jack and jill blow their whistles at the same time producing sound waves at frequencies of 400 hz and 404 hz respectively. how many beats per second are heard f
In 400 B.C., a Greek philosopher named Democritus theorized that matter is made of simple parts. He called these parts atoma, or atoms. In 1897, a British physi
9. How many times did the temperature rise one degree per hour? A none B 1 C 2 D 3
Use this figure to find the value of ∠FOD.
On the morning of June for the stock of Nagasaki corporation opened at a price of 33 3/8 pressure by noon the price had risen 4 1/4 for Cheryl end of the day th