document.write( "Question 780946: find two consecutive numbers such that 5 times the smaller number is equal to 5 more than 3 times the greater number \n" ); document.write( "

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Two consecutive numbers = n, n+1
\n" ); document.write( "5n = 3(n + 1) + 5
\n" ); document.write( "5n = 3n + 3 + 5
\n" ); document.write( "5n - 3n = 3 + 5
\n" ); document.write( "2n = 8
\n" ); document.write( "n = 4.
\n" ); document.write( "Consecutive numbers = 4, 5
\n" ); document.write( "Hope this helps.
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