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anygoal [31]
3 years ago
11

The sum of two consecutive whole numbers is 57. What is the value of the greater of the two numbers

Mathematics
1 answer:
KIM [24]3 years ago
5 0

n,\ n+1-\text{ two consecutive whole numbers}\\57-\text{the sum}\\\\n+n+1=57\qquad\text{subtract 1 from both sides}\\2n=56\qquad\text{divide both sides by 2}\\n=28\\\\n+1=28+1=29\\\\Answer:\ \boxed{\text{The greater of the two numbers is 29}}

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