document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=119157>Question 119157</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello and thank you for being available.. Can you help me? Caan you simplfy or breakdown how to get there for me?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What are the two consecutive odd numbers of 56? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "{Think of 3 being an odd number. The next consecutive odd number is 5 and that is 2 more than 3.)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add the two consecutive odd numbers together ... that is add x and x + 2 to get the sum 2x + 2.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The problem tells you that this sum is 56. In equation form this becomes:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x + 2 = 56<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Get rid of the 2 on the left side by subtracting 2 from both sides to get:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x = 54<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for x by dividing both sides by 2 and the result is:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 54/2 = 27<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the first odd integer is 27 and the next consecutive odd integer is 2 more than that<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or 29.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check ... do 27 and 29 add up to 56? Yes, they do. Therefore, the answer to this problem is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that 27 and 29 are the two consecutive odd numbers that total 56.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps you to understand the problem and how to solve it.<BR>\n" );
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