SOLUTION: if three times the smaller of two consecutive integers is added to four times the larger, the result is 130. find the small integer.

Question 695723: if three times the smaller of two consecutive integers is added to four times the larger, the result is 130. find the small integer.
Found 2 solutions by mananth, josmiceli:
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let the numbers be x & (x+1)
according to the condition
3x+4(x+1) = 130
3x+4x+4=130
7x=130-4
7x=126
x=18
18,19 are the numbers
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the smaller integer
= the larger integer
given:

The smaller integer is 18
check answer:

OK
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