Question

Two numbers add to 436 and the first is 134 bigger than the second. What are the two numbers?

Answer 1

let the 2 numbers be a and b.
add means the sum
Two numbers add to 436 so how can you express this with a, and b ?

Answer 2

the first is 134 bigger than the second
bigger means more than
and you know by how much
let the first number = a
write the relationship between a, and b

Answer 3

now that you have 2 equations with a and b
use substitution to solve.

Answer 4

302.