Question

The sum of two consecutive odd integers is 96, how do you find the two integers?

Answer 1

The required two integers are `47 and 49`.

Explanation:

Let the smaller of the two odd integers be `x`.

Then the next odd integer is `x+2`.

Since the sum of these 2 integers is 96, we may write

`x+(x+2)=96`

Now solving for `x` we obtain

`2x=94`

`therefore x=47`.

Hence the required two integers are `47 and 49`.