SOLUTION: One integer is two more than another. The sum of the lesser integer and twice the greater is 7. What is the greater integer?

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Question 102387: One integer is two more than another. The sum of the lesser integer and twice the greater is 7. What is the greater integer?
Answer by MathLover1(3376) About Me  (Show Source):
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if first one is x
and second one is x%2B2
then will be:
x%2B2%28x%2B2%29=7
x+%2B+2x+%2B+4+=+7
3x+=+7+%96+4
3x+=+3
x+=+1 (smaller integer)
x+%2B+2+=+1+%2B+2=+3 (greater integer)
the sum
1+%2B+2%283%29=7
7=7