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The sum of two numbers is 39 . The larger number is 15 more than the smaller number. What are the numbers?

The sum of two numbers is 39 . The larger number is 15 more than the smaller number. What are the numbers?
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The sum of two numbers is

39
. The larger number is
15
more than the smaller number. What are the numbers?

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User Prolativ
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the numbers are 15 and 2.6
ps sorry I type really slow

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User Rene Pickhardt
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Set up the equation
x = the smaller number
x + 15 = the larger number

x + x + 15 =39
solve for x
this will be the smaller number
add 15 to get the larger number
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User Quantium
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