Question

The Sum Of Two Consecutive Intergers Is 41. What Are The Intergers? Which Let Statement Would You Use?
a. let x=1st interger. let x+1=2nd interger
b.let x=1st interger. let x+2=2nd interger
c. let x=the intergers

Answer 1

since integers are consecutive, then the first = x and the 2nd x+1

Answer 2

Right

C) the numbers cannot be the same...or they would not be consecutive
B)if we have x...then we have x + 2...this is not consecutive...this is a number then a number 2 more than it.

A) is correct