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Algebra.Com's Answer #290293 by algebrahouse.com(1659)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \"The sum of 2 numbers is 61. The numbers are 5 apart. What are they?\"\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = one number \n" ); document.write( "x - 5 = other number\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x + x - 5 = 61 {sum of the two numbers is 61} \n" ); document.write( "2x - 5 = 61 {combined like terms} \n" ); document.write( "2x = 66 {added 5 to both sides} \n" ); document.write( "x = 33 {divided both sides by 2} \n" ); document.write( "x - 5 = 28 {substituted 33, in for x, into x - 5}\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "33 and 28 are the two numbers \n" ); document.write( "www.algebrahouse.com \n" ); document.write( " |