document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=256617>Question 256617</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find two consecutive integers whose sum is 176 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #188715 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><B>drk(1908)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=188715\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let X be the first number and X+1 be the next consecutive number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(i) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+%2B+x+%2B+1+=+176 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+%2B+x+%2B+1+=+176\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "then we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(ii) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%2B+1+=+176 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%2B+1+=+176\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1 on both sides to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(iii) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x+=+175 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x+=+175\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "At this point dividing by 2 will give us a fraction of x = 87.5, which is not an integer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So one of two things happens: (1) no solution; (2) maybe something was typed incorrectly. </SPAN>\n" );
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