document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=358453>Question 358453</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the sum of two consecutive numbers is 68. what are the numbers<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let one number be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let the next consecutive number be x + 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + (x + 1) = 68<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + x + 1 = 68<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + 1 = 68<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 67<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 33.5 so x + 1 = 34.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "33.5 + 34.5 = 68<BR>\n" );
document.write( "33.5 and 34.5 are not integers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "note: 33 + 34 = 67 and 34 + 35 = 69<BR>\n" );
document.write( "there is not 2 consecutive integers that add to 68<BR>\n" );
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