two pages facing each other in a book have 153 as the sum of their page numbers. What are the two page numbers?

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dls · Answer

Diophantine equation?

dls · Answer

x+y=153

anonymous · Answer

think of two consecutive number which, when added together, gives 153

i guess 75 and 76
but 75 + 76 = 151 to my guess is wrong

anonymous · Answer

it's a linear equation question

anonymous · Answer

but i can guess again and get it on the second try i bet

dls · Answer

76 and 77

anonymous · Answer

no equation needed, only a bit of thinking is all

dls · Answer

@satellite73 :D

anonymous · Answer

no reason whatsoever to write an equation
if you were not in math class, you could come up more or less instantly with two consecutive numbers that add up to 153

only being i class dulls common sense