SOLUTION: The sum of two consecutive integers is at most three. What is the greatest possible value for the greater integer?
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Question 1013958: The sum of two consecutive integers is at most three. What is the greatest possible value for the greater integer?
Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let the smaller one be represented by and the next integer up from it is
if the sum of two consecutive integers is at most , we have
->the smaller integer
->the greater integer
so, the greatest possible value for the greater integer is
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