SOLUTION: the room numbers of two adjacent classrooms are two consecutive even numbers. If their sum is 654, find the classroom numbers.

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Question 576645: the room numbers of two adjacent classrooms are two consecutive even numbers. If their sum is 654, find the classroom numbers.
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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654/2=327
326 and 328
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or
x+x+2=654
2x=652
x=326
x+2=328