Question

The room numbers of two adjacent classrooms are two consecutive odd numbers. If their sum is 708, find the classroom numbers.

Answer 1

Answer: classroom numbers are 353 and 355

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent the first no

Then x+2 represents the second number

Turn the question to an equation= x - (x +2) =708

Therefore, 2x + 2= 708

2x= 708-2

2x= 706

x= 353 and x+2= 355

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Answer 2

Answer:

The first number is 353, and the second is 353 + 2, or 355.

Step-by-step explanation:

Represent the first number by n and the next by n + 2.  

Then n + (n + 2) = 2n + 2 = sum of the two numbers = 708.

Subtracting 2 from both sides yields 2n = 706.  Dividing both sides of this latest result by 2 yields n = 353.

The first number is 353, and the second is 353 + 2, or 355.

Check:  do 353 and 355 sum up to 708?  YES