SOLUTION: four times the larger of two consecutive integers is 94 more than three times the smaller... write the equation and solve?

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Question 718388: four times the larger of two consecutive integers is 94 more than three times the smaller... write the equation and solve?
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four times the larger of two consecutive integers is 94 more than three times the smaller... write the equation and solve?
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Let the two integers be: x, (x+1)
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4(x+1) = 3x + 94
4x + 4 = 3x + 94
4x - 3x = 94 - 4
x = 90
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Check this:
4(91) = 3(90) + 94
364 = 270 + 94