SOLUTION: The sum of two consecutive intergers is 237. Find the two intergers.

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Question 217829: The sum of two consecutive intergers is 237. Find the two intergers.
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The sum of two consecutive integers is 237. Find the two integers.

Step 1. Let n be an integer.

Step 2. Let n+1 be the next consecutive integer.

Step 3. Then n+n+1=237 since the sum of two consecutive integers is 237.

Step 4. Solving yields the following steps

2n%2B1=237

Subtract 1 from both sides of the equation.

2n%2B1-1=237-1=236

Divide by 2 to both sides of the equation.

2n%2F2=236%2F2

n=118 and n%2B1=119

Step 4. ANSWER: The integers are 118 and 119.

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