en

English

Español

Português

Français

Deutsch

Italiano

Русский

中文(简体)

한국어

日本語

Tiếng Việt

עברית

العربية

Popular Word Problems >

The sum of two numbers is 14 and their difference is 10 . Find the numbers.

Solution

T h e s u m o f tw o n u mb ers i s 14 an d t h e i r d i ff ere n ce i s 10 . F in d t h e n u mb ers .

Solution

The numbers : 12, 2

Solution steps

Represent the numbers with

x and y

:

number 1 : x

number 2 : y

A.T.Q.:

x + y = 14

x - y = 10

x + y = 14, x - y = 10 : x = 12, y = 2

The numbers : 12, 2

Popular Examples

80 is 16% of what number?Suppose 30,000 is deposited into an account paying 3.5% interest, compounded annually. How much money is in the account after ten years if no withdrawals or additional deposits are made?Zack and Amy deposit 500.00 into a savings account which earns 10% interest compounded continuously. They want to use the money in the account to go on a trip in 1 year. How much will they be able to spend?a telephone cost 250. the sales tax is 7.5%. how much does it cost after tax the product of 2 and a number