SOLUTION: Find the greatest possible pair of integers such that one integer is twice the other and their sum is less than 30.

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Question 384412: Find the greatest possible pair of integers such that one integer is twice the other and their sum is less than 30.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Hi,
Let x and 2x represent the integers
Question States:
x + 2x < 30
3x < 30
x < 10
greatest possible pair of 'integers' with sum <30 would be 9 and 18
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