The numbers on two consecutively numbered gum lockers have a sum of 159. What are the locker numbers?

Rohman HM asked May 2, 2023

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Rohman HM asked May 2, 2023

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Let x be the first number then the second number is x+1, then we have:

$\begin{gathered} x+x+1=159 \\ 2x=158 \\ x=79 \end{gathered}$

Then the two numbers are 79 and 80.

Neil Mix answered May 9, 2023

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