Question

if the sum of two numbers is 17 and their difference is 1. What are the larger and smaller numbers?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

x+y=17

x-y=1

____

2x=18

_____

x=18/2=9

x-y=1

9-y=1

8=y

Answer 2

Answer:

let the no be x and y

x+y=17

x is the bigger no

x-y=1

17+1=18

18 divided by 2

two because it is two entities both x and y

=9

9-1=8

-1 because x is bigger than y

9 is the bigger no and 8 is the smaller

Step-by-step explanation: