The sum of two consecutive odd integers equals 12. What are they?

x represents integer
x + 2 represents integer

Question

The sum of two consecutive odd integers equals 12. What are they? 

x represents  integer
x + 2 represents  integer

mrnood · Answer

so one of the numbers is x, the other is x+2 (because they are consecutive ODD numbers)

so write down an expression that is the sum of those 2 numbers

Write oyur answer here and I will help with the next step

anonymous · Answer

$$x+2=?$$

anonymous · Answer

@CausticSyndicalist @iGreen @MrNood

anonymous · Answer

Anyone, plz? (:

mrnood · Answer

x+ 2 is ONE of the numbers

now write down that number PLUS the other one

mrnood · Answer

@xo.minnie.xox soz - that is not correct

anonymous · Answer

Okay lol. How do you do it?

mrnood · Answer

If @messenger.Nat<3 will do the first step (write down the  expression for adding the two numbers) then I will show the next step

anonymous · Answer

The sum of two consecutive odd integers equals 12. What are they? 
x represents the a) larger integer or b) smaller integer
x + 2 represents the a) larger integer or b) smaller integer

mrnood · Answer

If you want help with the first bit - then do what I asked before

ONE number is x
another is (x+2)

Write down the expression for ADDING the two numbers together

anonymous · Answer

@MrNood I don't understand what you mean... in Algebra, the lesson is on WRITING EQUATIONS FROM WORD PROBLEMS- Algebra 1

mrnood · Answer

Exactly - so I am trying to get you to do just htat.

The question tells you that 2 numbers add up to 12
we don't know what those numbers are

so in algebra we write a letter for unknowns so we could write 

x+ y = 12

BUT we know more than that - because it tells you that the 2 numbers are consecutive ODD numbers so  if one of the numbers is x then we know the other must be x+2

so now you can write x+y = 12 in a different way because we know that the other number that we originally called y can alternativelt be written as x+2

SO write

 x+y=12 but put in the other value that we now have for y... (x+2)

mrnood · Answer

IF you just want me to give you the answer then say so now...

anonymous · Answer

@MrNood nah, it's okay, I figured it out after reading the question for the 15th time xD Thanks, though!

mrnood · Answer

That's good (I wasn't going to give the answer anyhow - just wanted to know if that was what you were waiting for..)