SOLUTION: what is 3 times the smaller of two consecutive odd intergers is equal to twice the greater intergers plus thirteen

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Answer by drj(1380) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What is 3 times the smaller of two consecutive odd integers is equal to twice the greater integers plus thirteen.

Step 1. Let n be the smaller integer and n+2 be the larger and consecutive odd integer

Step 2. Let 3n be three times the smaller of two consecutive odd integers.

Step 3. Let 2(n+2) be twice the larger integers.

Step 4. Then, 3n=2(n+2)+13 since 3 times the smaller of two consecutive odd integers is equal to twice the greater integers plus thirteen.

Step 5. The following steps will solve the equation in Step 4.

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This is an equation! Solutions: n=17.

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Text form: 3n=2*(n+2)+13 simplifies to 0=0
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Step 5. ANSWER: The consecutive odd integers are 17 and 19.

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Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

I don't know what intergers are. But I will presume you meant integers.

Let represent the smaller of two consecutive odd integers.

If you add 1 to that, you get the next consecutive integer, but it is even. If you add 2, you get the next consecutive odd integer.

Then must represent the larger of the two integers.

3 times the smaller is

Twice the larger is

So:

Solve for to get the smaller integer. Add 2 to get the larger one.

John

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