SOLUTION: please help me solve this equation: find two consecutive integers such that 8 times the first equals 2 less than 5 times the second

Question 549031: please help me solve this equation: find two consecutive integers such that 8 times the first equals 2 less than 5 times the second
Answer by mathie123(224) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let's call n our smaller number, then the next consecutive number is n+1
Using the question we can make some equations:

And solve for n

So the two consecutive numbers are 1 and 2
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