Question

I'm kind of unsure of my answer, please help me. I appreciate your answers.

Answer 1

Answer:

Hey there!

The correct answer would be x+x+1=113, or 2x+1=113.

Let the smaller number be x, then the larger number would be x+1

Thus, the sum of x and x+1 would be 2x+1.

We have that 2x+1=113.

Now, this is just a simple linear equation we have to solve.

Start by subtracting 1 to get 2x=112

Then, divide by 2 to get x=56

Since x=56, x+1 would be 57.

Thus, you would have the two numbers be 56 and 57, and use 2x+1 to solve.

Hope this helps :)

Answer 2

Answer:

We can call the numbers x and x + 1. Then we can write:

x + x + 1 = 113 which simplifies to 2x + 1 = 113.