document.write( "Question 156696: Hello, I need help please! The question is Find two consecutive odd integers such that six more than nine times the first integer is five times the second integer. Find the integers. Thank you \n" ); document.write( "
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Consecutive odd integers are integers that are odd and are next to one another. So numbers like 1,3,5,7,etc are consecutive odd integers. Algebraically, they follow the form \"2x%2B1\", \"2x%2B3\", \"2x%2B5\", etc. where \"x\" is any integer.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Also, because \"six more than nine times the first integer is five times the second integer\", this translates to \"9%282x%2B1%29%2B6=5%282x%2B3%29\" where \"2x%2B1\" is the first number and \"2x%2B3\" is the second number\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"9%282x%2B1%29%2B6=5%282x%2B3%29\" Start with the given equation.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"18x%2B9%2B6=10x%2B15\" Distribute.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"18x%2B15=10x%2B15\" Combine like terms on the left side.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"18x=10x%2B15-15\" Subtract \"15\" from both sides.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"18x-10x=15-15\" Subtract \"10x\" from both sides.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"8x=15-15\" Combine like terms on the left side.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"8x=0\" Combine like terms on the right side.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%280%29%2F%288%29\" Divide both sides by \"8\" to isolate \"x\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=0\" Reduce.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%2B1\" Now move onto the expression for the first number\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%280%29%2B1\" Plug in \"x=0\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0%2B1\" Multiply \"2\" and \"0\" to get \"0\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the first number is 1.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%2B3\" Now move onto the expression for the second number\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%280%29%2B3\" Plug in \"x=0\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0%2B3\" Multiply \"2\" and \"0\" to get \"0\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the second number is 3.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the two numbers are 1 and 3\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"9%281%29%2B6=5%283%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"15=15\" works.
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