OpenStax, Prealgebra 2e §9.7 Solve a Formula for a Specific Variable · Review Exercise 63 · Algebra · Algebra word problems

Solve a Formula for a Specific Variable · Review Exercise 63

Solve each number word problem.

One number is nine less than another. Their sum is twenty-seven. Find the numbers.

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OpenStax, Prealgebra 2e · §9.7 Solve a Formula for a Specific Variable · Review Exercise 63

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