Question

Please help me:
The sum of 2 numbers is 40 and
their difference is 2. What are the
two numbers?

Answer 1

Answer:

19 and 21

Step-by-step explanation:

Okay so 40/2 = 20. If their difference is 2, you could split the 2 into two 1's and make it 20-1 for one of the numbers and 20 +1 for the other. 20-1=19 and 20+1=21. 21-19=2 for checking so yeah

Answer 2

19 and 20 not sure about it