The question gives us that the sum of two consecutive odd integeres is 244, and we are asked to find the value of the smaller integer. Well, we can first assign the variable x to the smaller integer, and the variable y to the larger odd integer.
x = smaller odd integer
y = larger odd integer
The question says that the sum of two consecutive odd integers is 244. This means that if x is an odd integer, the next odd integer can be expressed as x + 2. This means that the value of y is x + 2. Next, we can create an equation modeling the problem.
x + y = 244
x + (x + 2) = 244
x + x + 2 = 244
2x + 2 = 244
2x = 242
x = 121
Therefore, the value of the smaller integer is 121, and the value of the larger integer is 121 + 2 = 123. Hope this helped and have a phenomenal day!
