Question

The greater of two numbers is 12 more than the smaller and the sum of the two numbers is 10. Find the numbers.

Answer 1

let the smaller number be x.
and the larger number be y.

therefore according to the problem,
y=x+12

x+y=10
x+x+12=10
2x=(-2)
x=(-1).

the larger number is x+12
-1+12=11