SOLUTION: The sum of two consecutive integers is at most 316. What are the possibilities for the first two integers?

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Question 991987: The sum of two consecutive integers is at most 316. What are the possibilities for the first two integers?

Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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consecutive integers: x, (x+1)

x + (x + 1) <= 316
2x + 1 <= 316
2x <= 315
x <= 315/2 = 157.5

The largest of the consecutive integers, x+1, has to be 158 or less.