What two consecutive numbers have a sum of 53? Thanks! :P

Mathematics

2 answers:

zaharov [31]3 years ago

6 0

The numbers 26 and 27 are consecutive and have a sum of 53

Musya8 [376]3 years ago

4 0

Let's the name the first number x and the consecutive number x + 1. The sum of both of these numbers equals to 53.

We now have our equation:

x + x + 1 = 53

Now solve for x.

x + x + 1 = 53
2x + 1 = 53 <-- Combine like terms
2x = 52 <-- Subtract 1 from each side
x = 26

So, the first number is 26 and the second number is 27.

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