document.write( "Question 706957: The sum of two consecutive numbers is 37. What are the numbers \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #435432 by Edwin McCravy(20086)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "Two ways to do it. \r\n" );
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document.write( "1. An easy way that you can do in your head,\r\n" );
document.write( "but which your teacher won't allow, but it's good\r\n" );
document.write( "for checking your answer:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Half of 37 is 18.5, so the two numbers are the two\r\n" );
document.write( "closest whole numbers to 18.5. So the answer: 18 and 19.\r\n" );
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document.write( "2. By algebra:\r\n" );
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document.write( "The smaller = x\r\n" );
document.write( "The larger = x+1\r\n" );
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document.write( "Their sum = x + (x+1) \r\n" );
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document.write( "Their sum = 37\r\n" );
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document.write( "  x + (x+1) = 37\r\n" );
document.write( "  x + x + 1 = 37\r\n" );
document.write( "     2x + 1 = 37\r\n" );
document.write( "         2x = 36\r\n" );
document.write( "          x = 18 = the smaller\r\n" );
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document.write( "The larger = x+1 = 18+1 = 19.\r\n" );
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