Quick Recap on Intergers
Quick Recap on Intergers
Last updated at January 21, 2026 by Teachoo
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Question (a) - Page 25 (Figure it out) Let us try to find a few more pairs of numbers from their sums and differences: (a) Sum = 27, Difference = 9 Guessing this would be very time consuming We can do this by Algebra Since we need to find two numbers, We can write the situation as 1st Number + 2nd Number = 27 1st Number – 2nd Number = 9 Adding (1) & (2) (1st Number + 2nd Number) + (1st Number – 2nd Number) = 27 + 9 2 × 1st Number = 36 1st Number = 36/2 1st Number = 18 Now, putting value in (1) 1st Number + 2nd Number = 27 18 + 2nd Number = 27 2nd Number = 27 – 18 2nd Number = 9 Thus, the two numbers are 18 and 9