SOLUTION: If the numbers 2a + 2 and 2b + 2 add up to 2004, find the sum of the numbers
a/2 - 2 and b/2 - 2
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Question 292953: If the numbers 2a + 2 and 2b + 2 add up to 2004, find the sum of the numbers
a/2 - 2 and b/2 - 2
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First find a and b then plug that into the other terms and add
2a + 2+2b + 2=2004
2(a+1+b+1)=2004
a+1+b+1=1002
a+b=1000
a/2 - 2 + b/2 - 2
(a+b)/2-4
1000/2=4
500-4=496
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