SOLUTION: the left and right page numbers of a book are two consecutive integers whose sum is 105. find these page numbers.

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Question 181613: the left and right page numbers of a book are two consecutive integers whose sum is 105. find these page numbers.
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Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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the left and right page numbers of a book are two consecutive integers whose sum is 105. find these page numbers.
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Half of 105 is 52.5. The numbers have to be near that, so they're 52 and 53.

Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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If one integer is x, then next consecutive integer must be x + 1. And we are given that the sum of these two integers is 105, so:



Solve for x to get the first number, add 1 to get the second.



John