2 years ago

The sum of two consecutive numbers is -165. Find the value of the smaller number.

Mathematics

1 answer:

Svetllana [295]2 years ago

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Answer:

-83

Step-by-step explanation:

x+(x+1)=number

x+(x+1)=-165

2x+1=-165

-1 -1

2x=-166

/2 /2

x=-83

We can check our work by adding -83+-82=-165 because -83 would be the smaller number.

-83.

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