SOLUTION: If one-half of one integer is subtracted from three-fifths of the next consecutive integer, the difference is 3. What are the two integers?

Question 78166: If one-half of one integer is subtracted from three-fifths of the next consecutive integer, the difference is 3. What are the two integers?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If one-half of one integer is subtracted from three-fifths of the next consecutive integer, the difference is 3. What are the two integers?
--------------
Let the 1st integer be "x".
The next consecutive integer is "x+1".
EQUATION:
(3/5)(x+1)-(1/2)x = 3
Multiply thru by 10 to get:
6(x+1)-5x=30
x=24
===============
Cheers,
Stan H.
RELATED QUESTIONS
If one-half of one integer is subtracted from three-fifths of the next next consecutive... (answered by stanbon)

if one-half of one integer is subtracted from three-fifths of the next consecutive... (answered by mbarugel)

If one-half of one integer is subtracted from three-fifths of the next consecutive... (answered by jmg)

If one-half of one integer is subtracted from three-fifths of the next consecutive... (answered by Earlsdon)

Number problem. If one-half of one integer is subtracted from three-fifths of the next... (answered by scott8148)

Number problem. If one-half of one integer is subtracted from three-fifths of the next (answered by ptaylor)

If one half of one integer is subtracted from three-fifths of the next consecutive... (answered by checkley75)

If one-half of one integer is subtracted from three-fifths of the next consecutive... (answered by stanbon)

Number problem. If one-half of one integer is subtracted from three-fifths of the next... (answered by ptaylor)