SOLUTION: one number is 5 more than another. if the sum of the two numbers is 35, find the two numbers.

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Question 642168: one number is 5 more than another. if the sum of the two numbers is 35, find the two numbers.
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one number is 5 more than another. if the sum of the two numbers is 35, find the two numbers.
let x= 1st no.
(x+5)=2nd no
x+(x+5)=35
2x=30
x=15
x+5=20
1st no.=15
2nd no.=20