The Sum of Two Numbers is 62 and Their Difference is 1

The sum of two numbers is 62 and their difference is 1. What are the two numbers? Let's start by calling the two numbers we are looking for x and y.

The sum of x and y is 62. In other words, x plus y equals 62 and can be written as equation A:

x + y = 62

The difference between x and y is 1. In other words, x minus y equals 1 and can be written as equation B:

x - y = 1

Now solve equation B for x to get the revised equation B:

x - y = 1
x = 1 + y

Then substitute x in equation A from the revised equation B and then solve for y:

x + y = 62
1 + y + y = 62
1 + 2y = 62
2y = 61
y = 30.5

Now we know y is 30.5. Which means that we can substitute y for 30.5 in equation A and solve for x:

x + y = 62
x + 30.5 = 62
X = 31.5

Summary: The sum of two numbers is 62 and their difference is 1. What are the two numbers? Answer: 31.5 and 30.5 as proven here:

Sum: 31.5 + 30.5 = 62
Difference: 31.5 - 30.5 = 1

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