SOLUTION: find two consecutive integers whose sum is 35

Question 774828: find two consecutive integers whose sum is 35
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Step 1. Let be the first integer.

Step 2. Let be the next consecutive integer

Step 3. Then since the their sum is .

Step 4. Solving the equation in Step 3 yields the following steps

Subtract 1 from both sides of the equation

Divide by 2 to both sides of the equation

and and note their sum is as a check.

ANSWER: The two consecutive integers are and .

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