Question

What is the smaller one of the two consecutive numbers whose sum is 2,167?

Answer 1

two consecutive numbers are denoted as x and x + 1, right? So they are asking us to add those together and solve for x, which is the smaller of the 2 numbers.

Answer 2

I assume you mean consecutive integers

divide by two and round down

Answer 3

x + (x+1)=2167
2x+1=2167
2x=2166
x=1083

Answer 4

The problem used the terminology "numbers", that's why I used it.

Answer 5

thanks @IMStuck

Answer 6

You are so very welcome! TY for the medal