Question

Two consecutive integers have a sum of 513. find the smaller of these two number

Answer 1

513/2=256.5
which means 256 and 257 are the answers

Answer 2

Answer:

The smaller of these two number is 256.

Step-by-step explanation:

Suppose, the two consecutive integers are $n$ and $n+1$

Here, the smaller integer is $n$ and the larger integer is $n+1$

The sum of two integers is given as $513$. So, the equation will be....

$n+(n+1)= 513\\ \\ n+n+1= 513\\ \\ 2n+1=513\\ \\ 2n= 513-1\\ \\ 2n= 512\\ \\ n= \frac{512}{2}=256$

So, the smaller integer is $256$.