Question 291100: When determining consecutive numbers that add up to a particular sum, differentiate between how setting up a problem to find 2 consecutive numbers and setting up a problem to find 2 consecutive EVEN or ODD numbers.
Answer by brucewill(101)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Consecutive numbers would be x, x+1, x+2, etc. Each number is one larger than the one before.
Consecutive even OR odd numbrs would be x, x+2, x+4, etc. This may or may not be intuitive for even AND odd numbers, but it is. Consider that 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 are consecutive odd numbers, but one is 2 higher than the previous. For evens, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 are consecutive even number, and has the same properties as odd numbers.
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