SOLUTION: if the first of two consecutive integers is multiplied by 3, this product is 20 more than the sum of the two integers. find the integers.
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Question 603259: if the first of two consecutive integers is multiplied by 3, this product is 20 more than the sum of the two integers. find the integers.
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Two consecutive integers: x, (x+1)
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Write an equation for exactly what the statement says,
"if the first of two consecutive integers is multiplied by 3, this product is 20 more than the sum of the two integers."
3x = x + x+1 + 20
3x = 2x + 21
3x - 2x = 21
x = 21 and 22 are the two integers
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