Question

Help!!
The sum of two numbers is 45 and the difference is 3 . What are the numbers?
large number......
small number ..............

Answer 1

Explain please i have a test today

Answer 2

Let x = the larger number. Then x-3 is the smaller number because the difference is 3. You can now add x and x-3 to get 45 and then just solve for "x".

Answer 3

what the answer i a confused :(

Answer 4

At this point, we have x + (x-3) = 45 -> (x + x) - 3 = 45 -> 2x - 3 = 45 -> 2x - 3 + 3 = 45 + 3 -> 2x = 48 -> x = 24 and the smaller number = 21

Answer 5

thanks

Answer 6

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