Question 1021357: the car numbers of two racecar drivers are consecutive odd integers whose sum is 88. if one drivers number is the smaller, find the numbers of each car.
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! the car numbers of two racecar drivers are consecutive odd integers whose sum is 88. if one drivers number is the smaller, find the numbers of each car.
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Let x = no. of one race car
numbers are consecutive odd, therefore:
(x+2) = no. of the other
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Their sum is 88, therefore
x + (x+2) = 88
2x + 2 = 88
2x = 88 - 2
2x = 86
x = 86/2
x = 43 is the number of one, then obviously, 45 is the other
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