SOLUTION: For two consecutive integers the sum of the smaller and twice the larger is 38 what are the integers?

SOLUTION: For two consecutive integers the sum of the smaller and twice the larger is 38 what are the integers?

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Question 537535: For two consecutive integers the sum of the smaller and twice the larger is 38 what are the integers?
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let the integers be x & x+1
x+2(x+1)=38
x+2x+2=38
3x+2=38
3x=38-2
3x=36
/3
x=12
The numbers are 12, 13
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