landonreed6883 landonreed6883

03-04-2018
Mathematics

contestada

The sum of two numbers is 48. the difference of the same two numbers is 24. what are the numbers?

Respuesta :

sandyCool sandyCool

03-04-2018

a+b=48
a-b=24

now let subtract bottom equation from the top, so we'll get this:

a+b-(a-b)=48-24
2b=24
b=12

Then a = 36

Answer Link

TRUEBOSS72 TRUEBOSS72

03-04-2018

Hey there!!

The two numbers are 12 and 36.

x+y=48

Let me know if need further explanation
hope this helps:)

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

Work out the missing area in each pair of similar shapes (this is due for tomoz please help me:( )

What are elements with an atomic number then 95 called

Ciara brought $240.00 to spend on gigts for her family. She found 8 identical statures at a gift shop. She had $72 leftover. how much did each statue cost?

In Dances with Wolves, why the ending violence (murder?) against the buffalo, Cisco, and Two Socks? How do these animal deaths factor into stereotyping or criti

A sample of gas is held at constant pressure. Increasing the Kelvin temperature of this gas sample causes the average kinetic energy of its molecules to

Which expression has the same value 13-(-49)

prove cotA+cotB+cotC >= square root of 3

When interest rates rise, how might businesses and consumers change their economic behavior?

What calcium-rich formation builds the internal skeleton of echinoderms?

Solve for x. 1/4+1/2+x=−3/4