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<!--[if !supportLists]-->1.     <!--[endif]-->The sum of two numbers is twenty-seven. One number is seven less than the other. Find the numbers.

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If one of the numbers is represented by x then the other is x-7 and x+x-7=27, 2x-7=27, 2x=34, x=17 and the other other number is 17-7=10.

The numbers are 10 and 17.

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