SOLUTION: I could use your help. I will show you what I have and maybe you can tell me where i went wrong. This is a word problem that goes like this. "The number of two consecutive checks

Question 904101: I could use your help. I will show you what I have and maybe you can tell me where i went wrong. This is a word problem that goes like this. "The number of two consecutive checks have a sum of 357. What are the numbers." This is what I have 1x+2x=357 3=357, and I don't know where I drove over the cliff on this but I did. Could you please help me. Thanks,
Found 2 solutions by richwmiller, ankor@dixie-net.com:
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x+x+1=357
2x=356
x=178
x+1=179

Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
divide 357 by 2, 178.5. Therefore the two numbers are 178 & 179
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