SOLUTION:
one number is five more than another number. If fifty nine is the sum of the two numbers, find the numbers.
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Question 739226:
one number is five more than another number. If fifty nine is the sum of the two numbers, find the numbers.
Answer by checkley79(3341) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x+x+5=59
2x=59-5
2x=54
x=54/2
x=27 ans.
27+5=32 ans.
Proof:
27+32=59
59=59
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