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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find two consecutive odd intergers such that twice the larger is 17 more than the smaller </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1st: 2x-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd: 2x+1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(2x+1)= (2x-1)+17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x + 2 = 2x + 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1st: 2x-1 = 13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd: 2n+1 = 15<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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