What two numbers add up to 2997?

There are infinite combinations of two numbers that add up to 2997. Here are some examples using negative numbers:

-1 + 2998 = 2997
-2 + 2999 = 2997
-3 + 3000 = 2997
...

Here are some examples using two fractions that will add up to 2997:

2997/2 + 2997/2 = 2997
5994/3 + 2997/3 = 2997
8991/4 + 2997/4 = 2997
...

And here are some examples using two decimal numbers that will add up to 2997:

1.25 + 2995.75 = 2997
2.50 + 2994.5 = 2997
3.75 + 2993.25 = 2997
...

As you can see from the lists above, it can go on forever. However, when answering "What two numbers add up to 2997?", 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 2997. (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 2997?" has 1498 answers:

1 + 2996 = 2997
2 + 2995 = 2997
3 + 2994 = 2997
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1496 + 1501 = 2997
1497 + 1500 = 2997
1498 + 1499 = 2997

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 2997 by 2 and then rounded down to the nearest whole number if necessary.

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