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The sum of two consecutive numbers is 23. What is the smallest number?

The sum of two consecutive numbers is 23. What is the smallest number?-example-1
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Create Equation:

x + (x+1) = 23

Solve Equation:

x + x + 1 = 23

x + x = 23 - 1

2x = 22

x = 22/2

x = 11

x +1 = 12

The smallest number is 11

User Radu Gheorghiu
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Answer:

11 & 12

Explanation:

11+ 12 = 23

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