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Question 1020179: Two hotel rooms have room numbers that are consecutive integers.the sum of the numbers is 515.what are the two room numbers
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Answer by ikleyn(52847)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Two hotel rooms have room numbers that are consecutive integers. The sum of the numbers is 515. What are the two room numbers
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Your equation is 

x + (x+1) = 515,   or

2x + 1 = 515,   or

2x = 514,

x =  = 257.

The room numbers are 257 and 258.


Answer by FrankM(1040)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
X+X+1=515
2X+1=515
2X=514
X=257
Rooms are 257 and 258
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