Question

How do you find a set of two consecutive integers whose sum is equal to the next integer immediately following them?

Answer 1

The numbers are `1` and `2`.

Explanation:

Let the smallest number be `x`, the middle number be `x + 1` and the larger number be `x + 2`.

Then, `x + x + 1 = x + 2`.

`2x + 1 = x + 2`

`x = 1`

`:.` The numbers are `1` and `2`.

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