SOLUTION: two consecutive odd integers, the sum of three times the smaller and the larger is fourteen

SOLUTION: two consecutive odd integers, the sum of three times the smaller and the larger is fourteen

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Question 270071: two consecutive odd integers, the sum of three times the smaller and the larger is fourteen

Answer by palanisamy(496) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the two consecutive odd integers be x and x+2
Given, the sum of three times the smaller and the larger is fourteen
3x+(x+2) = 14
4x = 14-2
4x=12
x=3
The two consecutive odd integers are 3 and 5
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