To find: the pair whose sum is least.
Answer to Problem 4CT
Two consecutive odd integers are 37 and 39.
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
Of all pairs of consecutive odd integers whose sum is greater than 75
Formula used:
- Simplify each side of the inequality as needed.
- Use the inverse operations to undo any additions or subtractions.
- Use the inverse operations to undo any multiplications or divisions.
Calculation:
Let the first odd integer be
Let the other odd integer be
According to the question,
This implies that
Therefore, the first odd integer will be 37 and the other odd integer will be 39.
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