Question

The sum of two consecutive odd integers is 156. Which is an equation that can be used to solve for x?

Answer 1

Answer:

Below.

Step-by-step explanation:

We can write an odd integer as 2x + 1 so consecutive odd digits would be 2x + 1 and 2x + 3, so the equation is:

2x + 1 + 2x + 3 = 156

4x + 4 = 156 can be used to solve for x and find the integers.

4x = 152

Dividing through by 4:

x = 152/4 = 38

So the 2 integers are 2(38) + 1 and 2(38) + 3

= 77 and 79.