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The sum of two consecutive natural numbers is 575. Find the numbers. (Enter your answers as a comma-separated list.)

Answer 1

Explanation:

To find the two consecutive natural numbers whose sum is 575, we can set up the following equation:

x + (x+1) = 575

where x and x+1 are the two consecutive natural numbers.

We can solve this equation by combining like terms:

2x + 1 = 575

Subtracting 1 from both sides, we get:

2x = 574

Dividing both sides by 2, we get:

x = 287

Therefore, the two consecutive natural numbers are 287 and 288. Our final answer is 287, 288.

Answer 2

287,288

Explanation:

Question

The sum of two consecutive natural numbers is 575. Find the numbers

soln

x +( x + 1) = 575

x + x + 1 = 575

2x + 1 = 575

2x = 575 – 1

2x = 574

`(2x)/(2) = (574)/(2)`

x = 287

since we got x as 287, lets solve(x+1)

by substituting

287 + 1 = 288

hence the consecutive numbers are 287,288

Check

287 + 288 = 575

we are correct.

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