The year george washington was chosen president and the year the bill of rights went into effect are consecutive odd integers whose sum is 3,580. find the years.

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Apex · Answer 1 · 2024-04-15T11:05:46+0000

The consecutive odd integers are 1,789 and 1,791.

Let's represent the two consecutive odd integers as x and x + 2. The sum of these two numbers is given as 3,580, so we can write the equation:

x + (x + 2) = 3,580

Combine like terms:

2x + 2 = 3,580

Subtract 2 from both sides of the equation:

2x = 3,578

Divide both sides of the equation by 2:

x = 1,789

Therefore, the first odd integer is 1,789, and the second odd integer is 1,789 + 2 = 1,791.