document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=268193>Question 268193</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two pages that are back-to-back in this book have 203 as the sum of their pages.What are the page numbers? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x and x+1 be the two page numbers.  Then we have:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + (x+1) = 203<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + x + 1 = 203<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 203 - 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve the above for x. Then the other page number is x+1.   </SPAN>\n" );
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