Question

The second of two numbers is 5 more than the first. The sum of the numbers is 57. Find the numbers.

Answer 1

i guess 20 and 25
but that does not work, because they only add up to 45, try two bigger ones

Answer 2

did you try two larger ones?
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Answer 3

Important: represent your unknowns. Let x be the first number and let x+5 be the second number.

The sum of the 2 numbers is 57. Thus, write x + (x+5) =57

Solve for x. Then find x+5. Check your work by adding the 2 numbers together.