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One number is 4 more than another, and their sum is 60. What is the smaller number?

Ashley427

by Ashley427 at January 21, 2010

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28?

BURNT_FISH BURNT_FISH January 21, 2010

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Use systems of equations.  From sentence one, "one number is 4 more than another", remember that "is" means "=".x = 4 + yFrom sentence two, "their sum is 60", x + y = 60Use the substitution method (replace x with "y + 4") and solve.

Brian001 Brian001 January 21, 2010

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It IS 28. 32 - 4 = 2832 + 28 = 6028.

Robert463 Robert463 January 22, 2010

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