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The sum of two consecutive odd integers is 236. What is the smaller integer?

115
117
119
113

User Brhardwick
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Answer:

117

Explanation:

User Yossile
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117.

By dividing it in half, you can find these numbers and base your answer off that as a start:

118 is your mid point which shows that the other two would be odd integers around so, thus being 117 as the smaller odd integer.

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