the sum of two numbers is 10.71, the difference of the numbers is 5.55 what are the two numbers?

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Let a and b be the numbers. So a+b=10.71 and a-b=5.55. Add these two equations together: 2a=16.26 and a=8.13. That makes b=10.71-8.13=2.58. What does a-b equal? 8.13-2.58=5.55, which checks out.
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