Word Problem Basics Worksheet

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Example:

Equation: Two consecutive integers have a sum of 91. What are the two integers?
Answer:  = 45, 46

Quiz:

  1. Equation: The sum of two consecutive integers is 27. What are the two integers?
    Answer:  = 13, 14
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  2. Equation: The sum of two consecutive integers is 9. What are the two integers?
    Answer:  = 4, 5
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  3. Equation: What two consecutive integers have a sum of 39?
    Answer:  = 19, 20
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  4. Equation: Two consecutive even integers have a sum of 26. What are the two integers?
    Answer:  = 12, 14
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  5. Equation: What two consecutive even integers have a sum of 90?
    Answer:  = 44, 46
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  6. Equation: Two consecutive odd integers have a sum of 48. What are the two odd integers?
    Answer:  = 23, 25
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  7. Equation: What two consecutive odd integers have a sum of 88?
    Answer:  = 43, 45
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  8. Equation: What three consecutive integers have a sum of 21?
    Answer:  = 6, 7, 8
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  9. Equation: What four consecutive integers have a sum of 66?
    Answer:  = 15, 16, 17, 18
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  10. Equation: What three consecutive integers have a sum of 33?
    Answer:  = 10, 11, 12
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  11. Equation: Two negative consecutive integers have a sum of -21. What are the integers?
    Answer:  = -11, -10
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  12. Equation: Two negative consecutive integers have a sum of -61. What are the integers?
    Answer:  = -31, -30
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  13. Equation: What two consecutive negative integers have a sum of -47?
    Answer:  = -24, -23
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  14. Equation: What three consecutive even integers have a sum of 36?
    Answer:  = 10, 12, 14
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  15. Equation: What three consecutive odd integers have a sum of 57?
    Answer:  = 17, 19, 21
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  16. Equation: What two consecutive even integers have a sum of -42?
    Answer:  = -22, -20
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  17. Equation: What two consecutive odd integers have a sum of -28?
    Answer:  = -15, -13
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  18. Equation: What three consecutive negative integers have a sum of -36?
    Answer:  = -13, -12, -11
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  19. Equation: What three consecutive even integers have a sum of -36?
    Answer:  = -14, -12, -10
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  20. Equation: What four consecutive integers have a sum of -34?
    Answer:  = -10, -9, -8, -7
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