Problema Solution
The number of counties in state A and the number of counties in state B are consecutive even integers whose sum is
158. If state A has more counties than state B, how many counties does each state have?
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Let
x = the number of counties in state A
x - 2 = the number of counties in state B
x + (x - 2) = 158
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x = 80
State A has 80 counties while state B has 80 - 2 = 78 counties.