Question

the sum of two consecutive number is 85 find the number

Answer 1

Let the two consecutive numbers be x and x+1 .
Here it is given that the sum of two consecutive numbers is 85.
So we get the equation,
x + (x+1) = 85
We get,
x + x + 1 = 85
2x + 1 = 85
Transposing +1 to RHS,
2x = 85 - 1
2x = 84
Transposing 2 to RHS,
x = 84 ÷ 2
Therefore, we get x = 42
Therefore, the two numbers are x and x+1, so they are: 42 and 43.


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