SOLUTION: The room numbers of two adjacent classrooms are two consecutive odd numbers. If their sum is 284, what are the classroom numbers?

SOLUTION: The room numbers of two adjacent classrooms are two consecutive odd numbers. If their sum is 284, what are the classroom numbers?

Algebra.Com

Question 122892: The room numbers of two adjacent classrooms are two consecutive odd numbers. If their sum is 284, what are the classroom numbers?
Answer by oscargut(2103) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x+(x+2)=284 so 2x+2=284 then 2x=282 then x=141 and x+2=143
R: the numbers are 141 and 143
RELATED QUESTIONS
The room numbers of two adjacent classrooms are two consecutive odd numbers. If their... (answered by Alan3354)

the room numbers of two adjacent classrooms are two consecutive odd numbers. if their sum (answered by josgarithmetic)

The room numbers of two adjacent classrooms are two consecutive odd integers. If their... (answered by DrBeeee)

The room numbers of two adjacent classrooms are two consecutive odd numbers if their sum... (answered by ikleyn)

The numbers of two adjacent classrooms are two consecutive even numbers. if their sum is... (answered by flame8855)

the room numbers of two adjacent classrooms are two consecutive even numbers. If their... (answered by rfer)

"The room numbers of two adjacent classrooms are two consecutive even numbers. If their... (answered by Alan3354)

The room numbers of two adjacent classrooms are consective odd numbers. If their sum is... (answered by josmiceli)

the room number of two adjacent classrooms are two consecutive even numbers if their sum... (answered by josmiceli)