What two numbers add up to 6971?

There are infinite combinations of two numbers that add up to 6971. Here are some examples using negative numbers:

-1 + 6972 = 6971
-2 + 6973 = 6971
-3 + 6974 = 6971
...

Here are some examples using two fractions that will add up to 6971:

6971/2 + 6971/2 = 6971
13942/3 + 6971/3 = 6971
20913/4 + 6971/4 = 6971
...

And here are some examples using two decimal numbers that will add up to 6971:

1.25 + 6969.75 = 6971
2.50 + 6968.5 = 6971
3.75 + 6967.25 = 6971
...

As you can see from the lists above, it can go on forever. However, when answering "What two numbers add up to 6971?", 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 6971. (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 6971?" has 3485 answers:

1 + 6970 = 6971
2 + 6969 = 6971
3 + 6968 = 6971
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3483 + 3488 = 6971
3484 + 3487 = 6971
3485 + 3486 = 6971

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 6971 by 2 and then rounded down to the nearest whole number if necessary.

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