Question

the sum of numbers is 29 and one number exceeds another by 5. Find the numbers???​

Answer 1

Answer:

one number= x

another number= x+5

the sun of numbers is 29 is given

x+x+5=29

2x+5=29

2x=29-5=24

x=12

Answer 2

We have a puzzle here. We don't know the numbers. We have to find them.

Let the smaller number 'x', then the bigger number will be 'x + 5 "

But it is given that sum of these two numbers is 29

⇒ x + x + 5 = 29

⇒ 2x + 5 = 29

∴ 2x = 29 − 5

∴ 2x = 24

⇒x = 24/2

⇒x = 12

Therefore smaller number = x=12 and

Bigger number = x+5= 12+ 5 = 17

Thus the required numbers are 12 and 17.