SOLUTION: the average of two numbers, aand b, is given by. A=a+b/2 if the average of two numbers is 73 and if one og f the numbers is 59, then what is the other number?

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Question 459178: the average of two numbers, aand b, is given by.
A=a+b/2 if the average of two numbers is 73 and if one og f the numbers is 59, then what is the other number?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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73=(59+b)/2
146=59+b
b=87