Question

the sum of two consecutive page numbers in a book is 223 find the page numbers

Answer 1

Let x=the higher page number
Then x-1=the lower page number

x+(x-1)=223
x+x-1=223
2x-1=223
2x=223+1
2x=224
x=112
x-1=111

Therefore, the page numbers are 111 and 112