SOLUTION: When the smaller of two consecutive integers is added to three times the larger, the result is 51. What are the integers?
Let x = smaller integer.
What are the two consecu
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Question 1094282: When the smaller of two consecutive integers is added to three times the larger, the result is 51. What are the integers?
Let x = smaller integer.
What are the two consecutive integers? State the integers in numerical order.
Found 2 solutions by rothauserc, josgarithmetic:
Answer by rothauserc(4718) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
we have x, x+1 with x being the smaller of the two integers
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x + 3(x+1) = 51
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x + 3x + 3 = 51
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4x = 48
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x = 12
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the integers are 12 and 13
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The two consecutive integers are x and x+1.
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x+3(x+1)=51
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