SOLUTION: 5. The sum of the page numbers on facing pages of a book is 157; what are the page numbers?
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Question 182995: 5. The sum of the page numbers on facing pages of a book is 157; what are the page numbers?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The sum of the page numbers on facing pages of a book is 157; what are the page numbers?
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Those would be consecutive page numbers.
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Equation:
x + (x+1) = 157
2x = 156
x = 78 (1st page)
x+1 = 79 (next page)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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