SOLUTION: the room number of two adjacent classrooms are two consecutive even numbers if their sum is 1058 what are the even numbers

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Question 570911: the room number of two adjacent classrooms are two consecutive even numbers if their sum is 1058 what are the even numbers
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Call the lowest number +n+
The next higher even number is +n+%2B+2+
given:
+n+%2B+n+%2B+2+=+1058+
+2n+=+1058+-+2+
+2n+=+1056+
+n+=+528+
+n+%2B+2+=+530+
The classroom numbers are 528 and 530
check:
+528+%2B+530+=+1058+
+1058+=+1058+
OK