What two numbers add up to 5990?

There are infinite combinations of two numbers that add up to 5990. Here are some examples using negative numbers:

-1 + 5991 = 5990
-2 + 5992 = 5990
-3 + 5993 = 5990
...

Here are some examples using two fractions that will add up to 5990:

5990/2 + 5990/2 = 5990
11980/3 + 5990/3 = 5990
17970/4 + 5990/4 = 5990
...

And here are some examples using two decimal numbers that will add up to 5990:

1.25 + 5988.75 = 5990
2.50 + 5987.5 = 5990
3.75 + 5986.25 = 5990
...

As you can see from the lists above, it can go on forever. However, when answering "What two numbers add up to 5990?", 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 5990. (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 5990?" has 2995 answers:

1 + 5989 = 5990
2 + 5988 = 5990
3 + 5987 = 5990
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2993 + 2997 = 5990
2994 + 2996 = 5990
2995 + 2995 = 5990

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 5990 by 2 and then rounded down to the nearest whole number if necessary.

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