The sum of two consecutive integers is 203. What are the integers?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-30T00:59:10

#101# and #102#

I'll use #x# to represent the first integer and #x+1# to represent the second integer (consecutive integers are one right after another).

#x+x+1=203#

#2x=202#

#x=101#

The two numbers are #101# and #102#.

Answer 2 · 2018-04-30T01:02:31

#101 and 102#

Let #n# be the lower of the two integers.

#:.# the higher integer must be #n+1#

We are told that their is #203#

#:. n+n+1 = 203#

#2n = 202#

#n=101#

Hence, the higher integer is #101+1 =102#

Our two consecutive integers are #101 and 102#