Suppose x is the larger number
Then the smaller number is x - 26
Their sum is x + (x - 26) which is 102
So 2x - 26 = 102
or 2x = 128 so that x = 64
To get the product, multiply the first number by the second. To get the sum, add the second number to the first. To get the difference, subtract the smaller number from the larger.
-- Ignore the signs. -- Find the difference between the two numbers. -- Give it the sign of the larger original number.
The numbers are 7 and 6
To add a negative number and a positive number: -- Find the difference of their absolute values (their sizes, ignoring their signs). -- Give it the same sign as whichever of the original two numbers had the larger absolute value.
Assign the variable x to the smaller number. The larger number would then equal 5x. Using the other information given, you can create an equation stating that 5x-x=168. Simplify to get 4x=168. Divide by 4 on both sides to get x=42. The smaller number is 42 and the larger number is 210.
101 and 26
To get the product, multiply the first number by the second. To get the sum, add the second number to the first. To get the difference, subtract the smaller number from the larger.
-- Ignore the signs. -- Find the difference between the two numbers. -- Give it the sign of the larger original number.
The difference between 13 and 16 is 3. To find the difference between two numbers subtract the larger number by the smaller number. (16-13=3)
To add a negative number and a positive number: -- Find the difference of their absolute values (their sizes, ignoring their signs). -- Give it the same sign as whichever of the original two numbers had the larger absolute value.
The larger number is 12.
The two numbers are 9 and 23. 23-9 = 14 23-(2*9) = 5
The numbers are 7 and 6
The difference is an even number.
37 and 40
Subtract the difference and half your answer, giving 9 which is the smaller number, add the difference to this and you get 38 which is the larger number.
There is a very easy way to do this type of thing:Subtract the difference, then half the answer, this gives the smaller number. Add back the difference to get the larger number.In this case 90 - 18 = 72; 72/2 = 36 then 36 + 18 = 54.