Find two numbers whose sum is 39 and the greater number exceeds the smaller one by five.

3 answers

smaller ---- x
larger ------x+5

x + x+5 = 39

continue...
2x + 5 = 39
2x = 5 - 5 = 39 - 5
2x = 34
2 = 17
1st # = 17
2nd # = 17+5 or 22
22 + 17 = 39
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