SOLUTION: what is two consecutive numbers such that if the larger is doubled and added to the smaller the sum is 74

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Question 301429: what is two consecutive numbers such that if the larger is doubled and added to the smaller the sum is 74
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N and N%2B1 are your consecutive numbers.
The larger is N%2B1, the smaller N.
2%28N%2B1%29%2BN=74
2N%2B2%2BN=74
3N=72
highlight_green%28N=24%29
The numbers are 24 and 25.