14. The sum of two consecutive numbers is 73. What are the numbers?

Consecutive numbers can be written as such:

n + (n + 1) = 73

Open the parentheses and simplify:

2n + 1 = 73

Subtract 1 from both sides:

2n = 72

Divide both sides by 2:

n = 36

The numbers are 36 and 37