SOLUTION: betty is thinking of two consecutive integers whose sum is 41. Let x represent the smaller unknown integer. a. How could you represent the larger unknown integer in terms of x?

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Question 212016This question is from textbook Moving Straight Ahead
: betty is thinking of two consecutive integers whose sum is 41. Let x represent the smaller unknown integer.
a. How could you represent the larger unknown integer in terms of x?
b. Write an equation showing that the sum of the two unknown integers is 41.
c. Solve your equation. What integers is Betty thinking of?
This question is from textbook Moving Straight Ahead

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x+(x+1)=41
2x+1=41
2x=40
x=20
x+1=21