The sum of two consecutive numbers is fifty-five. What are the numbers? If the smallest of two even consecutive numbers is x, th

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son4ous [18] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-05T07:15:43+03:00

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If we say $x$ is the first number, then the next consecutive number will be $x+1$ .

Using this, we can make an equation.

$x+(x+1)=55$

$2x+1=55$

$2x=54$

$x=27$

And so we know that the two consecutive numbers are 27 and 28.

Hope this helps.

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ANTONII [103] · Answer 2 · 2022-01-05T06:05:19+03:00

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Answer:

The sum of two consecutive number is 55'which is the largest number? So the numbers are 27 and 28.

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