The sum of two consecutive numbers is 37. What are they?
18 and 19
To find the two consecutive numbers, we need to set up an equation based on the given information.
Let's assume the first number is represented by 'x'. Since the numbers are consecutive, the second number will be 'x + 1'.
According to the problem, the sum of these two numbers is 37. So we can write the equation as:
x + (x + 1) = 37
Now we can solve this equation to find the value of 'x':
2x + 1 = 37
2x = 36
x = 36/2
x = 18
Therefore, the first number (x) is 18, and the second number (x + 1) is 18 + 1 = 19.
Hence, the two consecutive numbers whose sum is 37 are 18 and 19.