shelby29 shelby29
  • 18-09-2014
  • Mathematics
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The sum of two consecutive whole numbers is 57. What are the two numbers? Let n represent the first number. Then n+1 is the next consecutive whole number.

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  • 18-09-2014
[tex]n+n+1=57 \\ \\ 2n+1=57 \\ \\ 2n=57-1 \\ \\ 2n=56 \\ \\ \boxed{n=\frac{56}{2}=28} \\ \\ n+1=28+1=\boxed{29}[/tex]
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