Question

What two consecutive integers have a sum of 39?

Answer 1

19 & 20 are the reqd. integers.

By what is given, x + ( x + 1 ) = 39 .

∴ 2 x + 1 =39.

∴ 2 x = 39 − 1 = 38 .

∴ x = 19 , so, x + 1 = 20 .

Thus, 19 & 20 are the reqd. integers.