SOLUTION: Find the larger of two consecutive integers whose sum is 4 less than three times the smaller integer.

Question 880972: Find the larger of two consecutive integers whose sum is 4 less than three times the smaller integer.
Answer by KMST(5328) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
= the first (smaller) integer, so
= the second (larger) integer;
= the sum of the two consecutive integers;
= three times the smaller integer;
= 4 less than three times the smaller integer.
The problem says that

and that is the equation that we need to solve.

So .
The two consecutive integers are 5 and 6, and the larger one is .
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