whats the sum of 16 and 14

Question

A + B = 16 and

A - B = 14

Pls tell the the two numbers ill be waiting

Answer 1

Imagine you have the number A placed on a number line, and let's say that B is some positive number.

Where are A-B and A+B located on the number line, compared to A? Are they all the same distance apart?

Now put values on the numbers you know (A+B and A-B, given in the problem).

Based on your diagram, what is the value of A? (It should be in the middle of A-B and A+B.)

Based on your diagram, what is the value of B? (How far are you moving from the center to each other point?)

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Answer 2

A + B = 16

A - B = 14

Add the equations together and you get

2A=30

Divide both sides by 2

A=15

Substitute A=15 into either of the original equations to get B

A + B = 16

15 +B=16

Subtract 15 from both sides

B=1