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  • 19-01-2017
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The sum of two consecutive numbers is 73. What are the numbers?

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Gasaqui
Gasaqui Gasaqui
  • 12-08-2019

Answer:

first number=36

second number=37

Step-by-step explanation:

first number=a

second number=b

we have

a+b=73   equation 1

b=a+1      equation 2

using equation 2 in equation 1, we have

a+a+1=73

2a=73-1

a=72/2

a=36 = first number

so b=36+1=37= second number

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