The sum of two numbers is . The smaller number is less than the larger number. What are the numbers?

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David say: What are the numbers?
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Φ² = Φ+1 say: The sum of two numbers (x and y, where x≥y) is a. The smaller number (y) is b less than the larger number. What are the numbers?

x + y = a and x - y = b, so the numbers are: x = (a + b) / 2 and y = (a - b) / 2
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Morningfox say: Yes, exactly.
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alex say: The sum of two numbers is ... ?
" The smaller number is less than the larger number" is a TRUE statement
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billrussell42 say: The sum is what? there are an infinite number of answers to this.

The smaller number is ALWAYS less than the larger number.

1,2
1,4
1,4
1,5
2,5
etc
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sghbk say: hkhkqstc
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bvjjj say: vxvnhrjf
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fllvr say: yngcelfj
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