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The sum of two integers is 41 and their difference is 5. Find the integers.

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$x=41-y$

$\begin{bmatrix}41-y-y=5\end{bmatrix}$

$\begin{bmatrix}41-2y=5\end{bmatrix}$

$y=18$

$x=41-18$

$x=23$

$x=23,y=18$

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