The sum of two consecutive whole numbers is 57. What are the two numbers?

Let \( n \) represent the first number. Then \( n + 1 \) is the next consecutive whole number.

n + n + 1 = 57 2 n + 1 = 57 2 n = 57 − 1 2 n = 56 n = 2 56 ​ = 28 ​ n + 1 = 28 + 1 = 29 ​

Answered by mariamikayla | 2024-06-10

The two consecutive whole numbers whose sum is 57 are 28 and 29. The solution involves setting up an equation with the first number as n and the second as n + 1 . Solving the equation gives the two numbers as 28 and 29.
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Answered by mariamikayla | 2024-12-26