SOLUTION: 2) If three times the smaller of two consecutive integers is added to four times the larger, the result is 67. Find the smaller integer

SOLUTION: 2) If three times the smaller of two consecutive integers is added to four times the larger, the result is 67. Find the smaller integer

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Question 947197: 2) If three times the smaller of two consecutive integers is added to four times the larger, the result is 67. Find the smaller integer
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
consecutive integers: x, (x+1)

3(x-1) + 4x = 67
3x - 3 + 4x = 67
7x - 3 = 67
7x = 70
x = 10.

The smaller integer is x = 10.
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