SOLUTION: Find two consecutive whole numbers such that 5 times the smaller number added 3 times the greater number makes 59

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Question 714518:
Find two consecutive whole numbers such that 5 times the smaller number added 3 times the greater number makes 59
Answer by checkley79(3341) About Me  (Show Source):
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LET X & X+1 BE THE 2 NUMBERS.
5X+3(X+1)=59
5X+3X+3=59
8X=59-3
8X=56
X=56/8
X=7 ANS. FOR THE SMALLER NUMBER.
7+1=8 ANS. FOR THE LARGER NUMBER.
PROOF:
5*7+3*8=59
35+24=59
59=59