SOLUTION: One-fifth of sum of two consecutive integers is 19 less than the smaller integer. find the smaller of the two integers?

Question 264106: One-fifth of sum of two consecutive integers is 19 less than the smaller integer. find the smaller of the two integers?
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One-fifth of sum of two consecutive integers is 19 less than the smaller integer.
find the smaller of the two integers?
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Two consecutive integers: x, (x+1)
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"One-fifth of sum of two consecutive integers is 19 less than the smaller"
(x + (x+1)) = x - 19
Multiply both sides by 5
2x + 1 = 5x - 95
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1 + 95 = 5x - 2x
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96 - 3x
x =
x = 32, the smaller integer
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Check in original equation
(32 + 33) = 32 - 19
(65) = 13
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