Two pages
that face each other in a book have 343 as the sum of their page
numbers. What is the number of the page that comes first?

171

Step-by-step explanation:

USING GOOGLE, THE POSSIBLE NUMBERS THAT ADD UP TO 343 ARE...

1 + 342 = 343

2 + 341 = 343

3 + 340 = 343

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169 + 174 = 343

170 + 173 = 343

171 + 172 = 343

THERE ARE MORE NUMBERS BUT THE QUESTION STATES THAT THE TWO PAGES FACE EACH OTHER IN THE BOOK SO, WE ARE LOOKING FOR NUMBERS THAT A NEXT TO EACH OTHER.

USING OF THE NUMBERS LISTED ABOVE, WE ARE ABLE TO DEDUCE THAT 171 AND 172 ARE THE TWO THAT ADD UP 343, SINCE WE ARE LOOKING FOR NUMBERS THAT ARE BESIDE EACH OTHER.

NOW THINKING OF A BOOK, WHEN PAGES ARE NUMBERED THE SMALLER NUMBERED PAGE COME FIRST.

THEREFORE, THE NUMBER OF THE PAGE THAT COMES FIRST IS 171.

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