Homework Help: statistics

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at 1:37am.

SOLVE a smaller number and a larger number add up to 9 and have a difference of 5. Let x be the larger number and y be the smaller number.

statistics - arun, Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at 3:17am
Letx+y=9 and x-y=5
then 2x=14
x=7
then y=2

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