@Beginning Algebra find 2 consecutive odd integers whose sum is 160.
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@Beginning Algebra find 2 consecutive odd integers whose sum is 160.
   @Beginning Algebra

anonymous · Answer

Consecutive odds are the same as consecutive evens...  
1,3,5,7,9... you add 2 to get to the next number so  the first two consecutive odds are

x and x + 2    so


x + x + 2 = 160
2x + 2 = 160
2x = 158
x = 79

so the numbers are 79 and 81

asnaseer · Answer

lets call the first odd integer x. Then the next one along must be x+2. So
$$x + (x+2) = 160$$
$$x + x + 2 = 160$$
$$2x+2 = 160$$
$$2x = 158$$
$$x = 79$$
So the two consecutive inteers must be 79 and 81

agreene · Answer

I'd like to point out the odd counting function:
$$N_{odd}=2k-1$$