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

The smaller of these two number is 256.

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= (512)/(2)=256`

So, the smaller integer is
`256`.