Question 462418: The sum of the page numbers on the facing pages of the a book is 69. What are the pages numbers? Found 2 solutions by algebrahouse.com, solver91311:Answer by algebrahouse.com(1659) (Show Source):
x + x + 1 = 69 {sum of pages is 69}
2x + 1 = 69 {combined like terms}
2x = 68 {subtracted 1 from both sides}
x = 34 {divided both sides by 2}
x + 1 = 35 {substituted 34, in for x, into x + 1}