Question

The number of counties in state A and the number of counties in state B are consecutive even integers whose sum is 106. If state A has more counties

than state B, how many counties does each state have?

Answer 1

Answer: State A has 54 counties and B has 52 counties

Step-by-step explanation: Since the number of counties are even integers, I did a guess and check. Divided 106 by two to get 53. Then realized that if you take away 1 from on of the 53's and add it to the other, they become consecutive even integers 52 and 54