Question

If two consecutive numbers
add up to 8815, what are the
numbers?

Answer 1

answer : 4407,4408

because 8815/2 = 4407.5 so you take away the .5 to find one number and you add .5 for the other

Answer 2

4407 and 4408

Explanation:

1. Call one of the numbers x, and the other x + 1 (because a consecutive number is one that follows another).

2. Equal the sum of those two numbers to 8815, solve for x.

x + x + 1 = 8815

Combine like terms.

2x + 1 = 8815

Subtract 1 from both sides.

2x = 8814

Divide both sides by 2

x = 4407

3. If x = 4407, then x + 1 = 4408.