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What are two consecutive odd numbers whose sum is 40?

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Jul 5, 2018

#19# and #21#

Explanation:

Let #n# be a odd integer

Then #n+2# would be the consecutive odd integer after #n#:

The sum of these is 40:
#n+(n+2)=40#
#2n+2=40#
#2n=38#
#n=19#
#n+2=21#

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