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( [link] ) The sum of two numbers is 43 and the difference of the same two numbers is 7. What are the numbers?
18 and 25
( [link] ) A chemist needs 80 ml of an 18% acid solution. She has two acid solutions, A and B, to mix together to form the 80-ml solution. Acid solution A is 15% acid and acid solution B is 20% acid. How much of each solution should be used?
( [link] ) A parking meter contains 32 coins. If the meter contains only nickels and quarters, and the total value of the coins is , how many of each type of coin are there?
17 nickels and 15 quarters
( [link] ) A person has $15,000 to invest. If he invests part at 8% and the rest at 12%, how much should he invest at each rate to produce the same return as if he had invested it all at 9%?
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