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Separate the number 39 into two parts so that the first number is 5 more than the second number. What are the numbers?

Verified Answer :

39 divided by 2 is 19.5 19.5 subtract 5 is 14.5 19.5 plus 5 is 24.5 the answer is 24.5 and 14.5

Answer:

the second number is 17 and the first one is 22

Step-by-step explanation:

We will name x to the second number.

Therefore, if the first number is 5 more than the second number, it would be x + 5.

On the other hand we know that these two numbers sum up 39. So we can write the next equation and solve for x.

\(x+x+5=39\\2x=39-5\\2x=34\\x=34/2\\x=17\)

Therefore, the second number is 17 and the first one is 22