The left and right page numbers of an open book are two consecutive integers whose sum is 149.Find these page numbers.

Question

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Answer 1

using algebra... x+x+1=149 2x+1=149 2x=148 x=74 and x+1=75 using arithmetic... 149/2=74.5 which is the mean of the two numbers 74.5-0.5=74 74.5+0.5=75 74 and 75 again