Question

Find the lesser of two consecutive integers with a sum greater than 16.

Answer 1

ok we have 2 numbers that we do not know...but we do know they are consecutive integers....
first think about consecutive integers, how much between each one?

Answer 2

1,2,3,4,5,6,7...

Answer 3

1? @Jim766

Answer 4

right...right...
so if the first number is going to be called x could we call the 2nd x + 1 ?

Answer 5

is there more to this problem? because there are infinitely many answers...

Answer 6

@dpaInc Yeah this is the entire problem, we're doing inequalities in Algebra II

Answer 7

why an \(x\)? pick a number
i pick 5
next number is 6
5+6=11 which in not greater than 16, so i try again
try 7

Answer 8

hmm... because this works 1000 and 1001.... consecutive integers, sum is greater than 16 and the smaller one is 1000

Answer 9

\(7+8=15\) nope ok lets try 8
\(8+9=17\) hmmm

Answer 10

@satellite73 ohh :)

Answer 11

question asks for an inequality, so yes, there are an infinite number of answers to the equality

Answer 12

i guess the number has to be greater than or equal to 8

Answer 13

@satellite73 oh ok :) thank you