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document.write( "    x + (x+1) = 37\r\n" );
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document.write( "    2x+1 = 37\r\n" );
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document.write( "    2x = 37 - 1 = 36\r\n" );
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document.write( "     x = 36/2 = 18.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  The numbers are  18  and  19.\r\n" );
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