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three times the greater of two consecutive odd integers is five less than four times the smaller. find the two numbers.
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\n" ); document.write( "Let x = smaller consecutive odd integers
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\n" ); document.write( "x+2 = larger consecutive odd integers
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\n" ); document.write( "3(x+2) = 4x-5
\n" ); document.write( "3x+6 = 4x-5
\n" ); document.write( "6 = x-5
\n" ); document.write( "11 = x (smaller integer)
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\n" ); document.write( "larger:
\n" ); document.write( "x+2 = 11+2 = 13 (larger integer) \n" ); document.write( "

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