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The sum of two numbers is 40 and their difference is 26. What is their
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The sum of two numbers is 40 and their difference is 26. What is their product?
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Question part of the project GRE Quantitative Reasoning Daily Challenge - (2021) EDITION
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Re: The sum of two numbers is 40 and their difference is 26. What is their
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17 Mar 2021, 07:49
Carcass wrote:
Let the numbers be \(x\) and \(y\)
\(x + y = 40\)
\(x - y = 26\)
Adding both the equations;
\(2x = 66\)
\(x = 33\)
\(y = 40 - 33 = 7\)
So, \(xy = 231\)
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