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Question 164575: one number exceeds another by 5, and thier sum is 29; find them.
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! one number exceeds another by 5, and thier sum is 29; find them.
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Let one of the numbers be "x".
Then the other number is "x+5"
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EQUATION:
x + x+5 = 29
2x = 24
x = 12
x+5 = 17
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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