SOLUTION: The sum of two consecutive intergers is 237. Find the two intergers.

Question 217829: The sum of two consecutive intergers is 237. Find the two intergers.
Found 2 solutions by rfer, drj:
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
118+119=237
Answer by drj(1380) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The sum of two consecutive integers is 237. Find the two integers.

Step 1. Let n be an integer.

Step 2. Let n+1 be the next consecutive integer.

Step 3. Then n+n+1=237 since the sum of two consecutive integers is 237.

Step 4. Solving yields the following steps

Subtract 1 from both sides of the equation.

Divide by 2 to both sides of the equation.

and

Step 4. ANSWER: The integers are 118 and 119.

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