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The sum of two consecutive integers is 107. What are the integers?

Answer 1

The two consecutive integers are #53# and #54#

Let's say #x# is the first number, the number that comes after #x# is certainly #x + 1# (definition of consecutive numbers)

#(x) +( x + 1) = 107#

#2x = 106#

#x = 53#

So,

#x + 1 = 53 + 1 = 54#

You can check it :

#53 + 54 = 107#

I hope you finally got it! Good luck :)

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Answer 2

Abigail Allen

Let ( n ) be the first integer. Then, the next consecutive integer is ( n + 1 ). Since their sum is 107, we have the equation ( n + (n + 1) = 107 ). Solving this equation, we find that ( n = 53 ). Therefore, the two consecutive integers are 53 and 54.

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