Problema Solution
The sum of two numbers is
59
. The larger number is
23
more than the smaller number. What are the numbers?
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Let 'x' and 'y' represent the variables and assume that 'y' is the larger number:
x+y=59
y=x+23
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x=18
y=41
So the numbers are 18 and 41.