Question #N866
The sum of two numbers is 10, and their difference is 4. What is the value of the larger number?
A. 2
B. 4
C. 7
D. 8
Correct Answer is: C
Let the larger number be x and the smaller number be y. We are given that x + y = 10 and x - y = 4. Adding these two equations together eliminates y, giving us 2x = 14. Solving for x, we get x = 7. Therefore, the larger number is 7.