document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=254299>Question 254299</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the lesser of two consecutive numbers with a sum greater than 16 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #186648 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=186648\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I just did this for sum  20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n+n+1=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2n=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=7.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7.5 is not an integer <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I am sure your problem meant to say integer or it wouldn't say consecutive. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "7 and 8 aren't big enough.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So we try 8 and 9 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sure enough they equal 17\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the answer is 8 the lesser of the two (8 and 9)\r<BR>\n" );
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