SOLUTION: The left and right page numbers of an open book are two consecutive integers who sum in 239. Find the page numbers....please smaller page number_________

SOLUTION: The left and right page numbers of an open book are two consecutive integers who sum in 239. Find the page numbers....please smaller page number__________ larger page number

Question 122891: The left and right page numbers of an open book are two consecutive integers who sum in 239. Find the page numbers....please
smaller page number__________
larger page number _________
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Consecutive integers are integers that follow one another. For example, 2,3,4,5,etc.... are consecutive integers

So algebraically, consecutive integers follow the form x, x+1, x+2, etc...

Since the sum of two consecutive integers is 239, this means:

Combine like terms on the left side

Subtract 1 from both sides

Combine like terms on the right side

Divide both sides by 2 to isolate x

Divide

So our first number is

So to find the next number, simply add 1 to it to get

So the next number is

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Answer:

So our two page numbers are 119 and 120

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