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Answer by Nate(3500)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let's learn from example:
Two consecutive integers: 4 and 5
Let's represent 4 as x
x = 4
x + 1 = 5
Two consecutive integers are: x and x + 1
x + 3(x + 1) = 43
x + 3x + 3 = 43
4x = 40
x = 10
Two consecutive integers: 10 and 11

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