Supose x+y=11 and the value of x increases by 2. if thier sum remains the same,what must happen to the value of y justify your response

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asked Dec 12, 2018 142k views

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Bircastri · Answer 1 · 2018-12-16T11:41:53+0000

Decrease by two.
Because positive two plus negative two cancels out.

You can read this question like:
x + y = 11
x+2 + y
$\\eq$ 11
x+2 + y-2 = 11