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One number is 4 more than another, and their sum is 60.
If x = the larger number and y = the smaller number, then which of the following systems could be used to solve for the value of the smaller number?

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The larger number is 32 and the smaller number is 28 given that one number is 4 more than another and their sum is 60. This can be obtained by forming algebraic equation and finding

Calculate the value of the numbers:

Given that one number is 4 more than another,

⇒x = y + 4              (equation (1))

Their sum is 60,

⇒x + y = 60

y + 4 + y = 60      (From (1))

2y + 4 = 60

2y = 56 ⇒ y = 28

x = y + 4 = 28 + 4 ⇒x = 32

Hence the larger number is 32 and the smaller number is 28 given that one number is 4 more than another and their sum is 60.

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