Question

The sum of two numbers is 57 and the difference is 3. What are the numbers?

Answer 1

The 2 numbers are 27 and 30

Explanation:

Let call them x and y where x is the larger number and y is the smaller number :

x + y = 57 (obtained from the first line of the question)

x - y = 3 (obtained from the second line of the question)

Now we are going to use the rules of simultaneous equations to find x and y :

I will use elimination method :

Add the 2 equations to eliminate the y :

2x = 60

x = 30

Substitute x into equation 1 :

(30) + y = 57

Subtract 30 from both sides :

y = 57 - 30

y = 27

So

x = 30 and y = 27

As you can see the difference is also 3

The 2 numbers are 27 and 30

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