document.write( "Question 992228: : one number exceeds another by 1, the sum of the numbers is 21 \n" ); document.write( "
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one number exceeds another by 1, the sum of the numbers is 21
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\n" ); document.write( "x = y+1
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\n" ); document.write( "x + y = 21
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\n" ); document.write( "Rearrange::
\n" ); document.write( "x - y = 1
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\n" ); document.write( "2x = 22
\n" ); document.write( "x = 11
\n" ); document.write( "y = 21-11 = 10
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