SOLUTION: What are the two consecutive numbers when difference of 5 times of smaller and 4 times of bigger is 3?

SOLUTION: What are the two consecutive numbers when difference of 5 times of smaller and 4 times of bigger is 3?

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Question 398410: What are the two consecutive numbers when difference of 5
times of smaller and 4 times of bigger is 3?

Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If is any number, then and are consecutive numbers.
given:

difference of times of smaller () and times of bigger () is 3
so, we have:

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