SOLUTION: The room numbers of two adjacent classrooms are consective odd numbers. If their sum is is is 464, find classroom numbers.

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Question 573420: The room numbers of two adjacent classrooms are consective odd numbers. If their sum is is is 464, find classroom numbers.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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If +n+ is the lower number classroom,
+n+%2B+2+ is the next higher odd number
+n+%2B+n+%2B+2+=+464+
+2n+=+464+-2+
+2n+=+462+
+n+=+231+
+n+%2B+2+=+233+
The classroom numbers are 231 and 233
check:
+231+%2B+233+=+464+
OK