SOLUTION: Two integers are consecutive. If 5 is added to the first and 3 is subtracted from the second, the quotient of the resulting integers is 2 2/5. Find them.

Question 745683: Two integers are consecutive. If 5 is added to the first and 3 is subtracted from the second, the quotient of the resulting integers is 2 2/5. Find them.
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Two integers are consecutive.
n & (n+1)
If 5 is added to the first and 3 is subtracted from the second, the quotient of the resulting integers is 2 2/5.
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which is
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Cross multiply
12(n-2) = 5(n+5)
12n - 24 = 5n + 25
12n - 5n = 25 + 24
7n = 49
n = 49/7
n = 7 and 8 are the two integers
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See if that works
12/5 = 2

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