SOLUTION: a number exceeds another number by 5.the sum of the number is 19. find the number

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Question 211091: a number exceeds another number by 5.the sum of the number is 19. find the number
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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a number exceeds another number by 5.the sum of the number is 19. find the number
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Let one of the numbers be "x"; then the other is "x+5".
Equation:
x + x+5 = 19
2x = 14
x = 7 (the 1st number)
x+5 = 12 (the other number)
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Cheers,
Stan H.