Find two consecutive integers whose sum is 56?

Answer 1

Actually the problem does not have a solution with the constraint that the two numbers are consecutive integers. With consecutive integers, one of the integers will be odd and the other one even. An even plus an odd always equals an odd, and you want them to add up to 56, which is an even number.

27.5 + 28.5= 56. steps shown below:

x+ (x+1)=56

2x+1 = 56

2x= 56-1

2x= 55

x=55/2

x=27.5

second number is x +1= 27.5+1= 28.5