SOLUTION: The room numbers of two adjacent classrooms are two consecutive odd numbers. If their sum is 284, what are the classroom numbers?

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Question 122892: The room numbers of two adjacent classrooms are two consecutive odd numbers. If their sum is 284, what are the classroom numbers?
Answer by oscargut(2103) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+(x+2)=284 so 2x+2=284 then 2x=282 then x=141 and x+2=143
R: the numbers are 141 and 143