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Let the numbers be a and b.

Then a + b = 56

And a - b = 18.........adding these two equations together to eliminate b gives :

2a + b - b = 56 + 18 : 2a = 74 : a = 37

Substituting for a in the first equation gives :

37 + b = 56 : b = 56 - 37 = 19

The two numbers are 37 and 19.

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