SOLUTION: If two numbers represented by (2m+1) and (2m+5) have a sum of 74, find m.

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Question 1154588: If two numbers represented by (2m+1) and (2m+5) have a sum of 74, find m.

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(2m+1) +(2m+5) = 74,
4m+6 =74
4m =68
m =68/4
m=17