SOLUTION: The greater of 2 consecutive integers is 6 less than 2 times the smaller. What is the smaller integer?

Question 1093130: The greater of 2 consecutive integers is 6 less than 2 times the smaller. What is the smaller integer?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, greenestamps:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39629) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The smaller integer is 7.
Answer by greenestamps(13208) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Let x be the smaller integer; then the next integer is x+1.

The problem says the greater of 2 consecutive integers is 6 less than 2 times the smaller:

You can solve it from there.
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