Question

How do you find two consecutive odd integers whose sum is 56?

Answer 1

27 and 29.

Explanation:

To be an odd integer, a number should be in the form:
(2x + 1).
The next consecutive integer will be (2x + 1 + 2) = (2x + 3)
Write that the sum of them equals to 56.
(2x + 1) + (2x + 3) = 56.
4x + 4 = 56
4x = 52
x = 13.
Answers:
The 2 numbers are: (2x + 1) = 26 + 1 = 27, and (2x + 3) = 26 + 3 = 29.
Check:
27 + 29 = 56. OK