SOLUTION: when the smaller of two consecutive integers is added to three times the larger, the result is 23. Find the integers.

SOLUTION: when the smaller of two consecutive integers is added to three times the larger, the result is 23. Find the integers.

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Question 712274: when the smaller of two consecutive integers is added to three times the larger, the result is 23. Find the integers.
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
consecutive integers: x, (x+1)

2x + 3(x+1) = 23
2x + 3x + 3 = 23
5x = 20
x = 4

integers: 4, 5
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