Problema Solution
The left and right page numbers on an open book add to 333. What are the page numbers?
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The left and right page numbers are consecutive numbers.
The can be represented by 'x' and 'x+1'.
Since the sum of the pages is 333 we have:
x + x + 1 = 333
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x = 166
x + 1 = 166 + 1 = 167
The page numbers are 166 and 167.