SOLUTION: please help me solve find two consecutive whole numbers such that 5 times the smaller number added to 3 times the greater number makes 59

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Question 1183198: please help me solve
find two consecutive whole numbers such that 5 times the smaller number added to 3 times the greater number makes 59

Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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find two consecutive whole numbers
x, x+1
such that 5 times the smaller number added to 3 times the greater number makes 59
5x + 3(x+1) = 59
5x + 3x + 3 = 59
8x = 59 - 3
8x = 56
x = 56/8
x = 7
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numbers are 7 and 8, you can confirm this in the original equation
5(7) + 3(8)