SOLUTION: find two consecutive integers whose sum is 35

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Question 774828: find two consecutive integers whose sum is 35
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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Step 1. Let n be the first integer.

Step 2. Let n%2B1 be the next consecutive integer

Step 3. Then n%2Bn%2B1=35 since the their sum is 35.

Step 4. Solving the equation in Step 3 yields the following steps

2n%2B1=35

Subtract 1 from both sides of the equation

2n%2B1-1=35-1

2n=34

Divide by 2 to both sides of the equation

2n%2F2=34%2F2

n=17 and n%2B1=18 and note their sum is 35 as a check.

ANSWER: The two consecutive integers are 17 and 18.