a number exceeds another number by 5.the sum of the numbers is 19. find the smaller number ?

a number exceeds another number by 5. the sum of the numbers is 19. find the smaller number? Let one of the numbers be “x”; then the other is “x+5”. Equation: x + x+5 = 19 2x = 14 x = 7 (the 1st number) x+5 = 12 (the other number)