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Find two consecutive natural number whose sum is 63.

Let the two consecutive numbers be a, a + 1.

According to question, a + (a + 1) = 63

⇒ 2a + 1 = 63

⇒ 2a = 62

⇒ a = 31

So, the two numbers are 31 &32.

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