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Find two consecutive odd integers whose sum is 16​

User Je
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Answer:

7, 9

Explanation:

The average of the two is the even integer between them:

average = sum/2 = 16/2 = 8

The two odd integers are 7 and 9.

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In this case, the divisor for the average is 2, because there are 2 integers in the sum.

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