SOLUTION: Please help on the following problem: The sum of two consecutive odd integers is less than 100. What is the largest pair of such integers? Thank you so much.

Question 28306: Please help on the following problem: The sum of two consecutive odd integers is less than 100. What is the largest pair of such integers?
Thank you so much.
Answer by longjonsilver(2297) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
sorry, but you can do this by thinking...

odd integers are 1,3,5,7,9,11, etc

Add 2 consecutive ones together such that sum is less than 100.

Well? 49+51 is 100, so less than that, you have 47+49. Done!

The question did not say use any particular method. I have answered the question.

Jon.

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