SOLUTION: Find two consecutive integers such that the smaller plus twice the larger is -61.

Question 912396: Find two consecutive integers such that the smaller plus twice the larger is -61.
Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Consecutive integers are integers that follow in sequence, each number being 1 more than the previous number, represented by , , , , ..., where is any integer.
let's two consecutive integers be and , and let's say
given: the smaller plus twice the larger is
so,

...the smaller integer
and
=>........ the larger integer

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