Question

What two odd consecutive numbers have a sum of 88?

Answer 1

1. you do a+a+2=88
2. combine a's and get 2a
3. subtract 2 from both sides, get 2a=83
4. divide by 2 on both sides
5. you get a= 43
6. add 2 and get 45
7. your numbers are 43 and 45