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Question 1092574: US interstate highway's post numbered markers every mile to indicate location in case of an accident or breakdown in many states The numbers increase from west to east the sum of two consecutive mile markers on I 80 in Iowa is 459 how do I find the numbers on the markers
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Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source):
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US interstate highway's post numbered markers every mile: 1, 1+1, 2+1, 3+1 ect, every consecutive mile goes up by 1.
The sum of 2 consecutive mile markers is 459. What are the numbers:
Let the smaller number be x. Then, the larger number will be x+1. Then,
x+x+1 = 459
2x = 458
x = 229 This is the smaller number. The larger number will be 229+1 = 230

Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
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Call the consecutive numbers and

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The markers are 229 and 230