What were the two scores?

Question

A student took a test of verbal skills and a test of mathematical skills. The sum of the student's scores was 1250. The difference in the two scores was 200. What were the two scores? 

Answer 1

 

VERBAL + MATH = 1250

 

Ι VERBAL - MATH Ι = 200 in absolute value. That means

 

                          VERBAL - MATH = 200 IF VERBAL > MATH and

 

                          MATH - VERBAL = 200 IF MATH > VERBAL .

 

a. 2 VERBAL = 1450 -----> VERBAL = 725 and  MATH = 525

 

b. 2 MATH = 1450 -----> MATH = 725 and VERBAL = 525

 

The two scores were 725 and 525 . According to me there is enough information to answer the question !