SOLUTION: Find two consecutive integers such that the sum of the first and 3 times the second is 55.

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Question 14747: Find two consecutive integers such that the sum of the first and 3 times the second is 55.
Answer by Alwayscheerful(414) About Me  (Show Source):
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First, you just need 1 variable to solve instead of 2. They are:
N and N+1.
Then you translate the word problem into a mathamatical equation.
It should look something like this.
N%2B3%28N%2B1%29=55
Then you just solve for N
N%2B3N%2B3=55
4N=52
N=13
If N is 13, then the second consecutive integer is 14.
The answer is 13 and 14.
Hope this helps!