Problema Solution
Two numbers add to 181 and the second is 21 bigger than the first. What are the two numbers?
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let 'x' and 'y' represent the numbers and y>x, y is the bigger
Two numbers add to 181:
x + y = 181
the second is 21 bigger than the first:
y = x + 21
by solving the system of equations:
x + y = 181
y = x + 21
we find:
x = 80
y = 101
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the two numbers are 80 and 101.