What two numbers add up to 2979?

There are infinite combinations of two numbers that add up to 2979. Here are some examples using negative numbers:

-1 + 2980 = 2979
-2 + 2981 = 2979
-3 + 2982 = 2979
...

Here are some examples using two fractions that will add up to 2979:

2979/2 + 2979/2 = 2979
5958/3 + 2979/3 = 2979
8937/4 + 2979/4 = 2979
...

And here are some examples using two decimal numbers that will add up to 2979:

1.25 + 2977.75 = 2979
2.50 + 2976.5 = 2979
3.75 + 2975.25 = 2979
...

As you can see from the lists above, it can go on forever. However, when answering "What two numbers add up to 2979?", it may be more interesting to set some criteria to limit the result. We will set the follow criteria:

1) Only positive whole numbers can add up to 2979. (0 is not a positive or negative number and should not be included.)

2) Since a+b=29 is the same as b+a=29, we should only list it once.

Now, the answer to "What two numbers add up to 2979?" has 1489 answers:

1 + 2978 = 2979
2 + 2977 = 2979
3 + 2976 = 2979
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1487 + 1492 = 2979
1488 + 1491 = 2979
1489 + 1490 = 2979

We have truncated the list above due to space, but you may be interested to know that we calculated the number of answers by dividing 2979 by 2 and then rounded down to the nearest whole number if necessary.

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