document.write( "Question 693155: please help me solve this word question. The sum of the page numbers on facing pages of a book is 157; what are the page numbers?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #427290 by jim_thompson5910(35256)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! x+(x+1) = 157\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2x + 1 = 157\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2x = 157-1\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2x = 156\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = 156/2\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = 78\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x+1 = 79\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the two page numbers are 78 and 79. \n" ); document.write( " |