<PRE><B>Question 60572</B>
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-----------------I would like some assistance with 2 word problems please. I have tried each one about 3-4 times and keep getting stuck with non equal answers 
1. The Area of a Triangle is given as A = 1/2 BH. Find the Height (H) given that the Base (B) = 14 inches and the Area (A) = 56 square inches. 
56 =(1/2)14*H
H=2*56/14 = 8  

2. One number is five more than twice another. The two numbers add to 29. What are those two numbers? 
I come up with: 2N + 5...VERY GOOD ..BUT SAY N AND 2N+5 ARE THE 2 NUMBERS
N + 2N + 3N + 5 = 29....NO.... N+2N+5=29
3N + 5 = 29.....OK
-5 -5....NO
3N = 29 - 5 =24
N = 24/3 =8
SO THE 2 NUMBERS ARE 8 AND 2*8+5=21 WHOSE SUM IS 29
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6N / 6 = 24 / 6
N = 8

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