Question

The sum of two numbers is 48. The smaller number is 8 less than the larger number. What are the numbers?

Answer 1

Answer:

x=28

y=20

Step-by-step explanation:

x+y=48

x=x

y=x-8 (y is the smaller number)

x+(x-8)=48

2x=56

x=28

(28)+y=48

y=20