SOLUTION: The sum of two consecutive odd numbers is 100. What is the smaller number ?
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Question 820876: The sum of two consecutive odd numbers is 100. What is the smaller number ?
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The sum of two consecutive odd numbers is 100. What is the smaller number ?
Let the two consecutive odd numbers be:
x + 1 and x + 3.
Therefore:
x + 1 + x + 3 = 100
2x + 4 = 100
2x = 96
x = 48
x + 1 = 49 and
x + 3 = 51
Answer:
49
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