document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=507576>Question 507576</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of two consecutive numbers is 117. What are the two numbers? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #340579 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=340579\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two consecutive numbers can be expressed as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x and x+1, so...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+(x+1) = 117 Simplify.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+1 = 117 Subtract 1.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 116 Divide by 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 58.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the two numbers are:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "58 and 59. </SPAN>\n" );
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