SOLUTION: At the championship basketball game the winning score & losing score were consecutive even intergers. If the sum of the scores was 182 what were the scores? I think the answer i

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Question 273712: At the championship basketball game the winning score & losing score were consecutive even intergers. If the sum of the scores was 182 what were the scores?
I think the answer is 90 & 92 - correct?
Found 2 solutions by CharlesG2, Alan3354:
Answer by CharlesG2(834) About Me  (Show Source):
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At the championship basketball game the winning score & losing score were consecutive even intergers. If the sum of the scores was 182 what were the scores?
I think the answer is 90 & 92 - correct?
x, x+2
x + x + 2 = 182
2x + 2 = 182
2x = 180
x = 90
so x+2 = 92
yes you are correct

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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182/2 = 91, the center between the 2 numbers
--> 90 & 92