The sum of two numbers is 34. The smaller number is 12 less than the larger number. What are the numbers?

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anonymous · Answer

let x and y be numbers ,x>y
x+y=34
x-y=12
add
2x=?

anonymous · Answer

hi welcome to openstudy @neyney1997 :)

let's do it step by step.
let x be our big number
and y be our smaller number.

"sum of two numbers is 34" so like what surjithayer said, x + y = 34 
let this be our equation 1.

"smaller number is 12 less than the larger number" 
so y = x-12 or it will be the same as x-y = 12
let this be our equation 2.

Now, solve the values of x and y using elimination method.
We will eliminate one variable to solve for another variable by adding equation 1 and equation 2.

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