document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=217497>Question 217497</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Given any positive even integer, x, the positive difference between the smallest odd number greater than 7x &#8722; 2 and the largest odd number less than 3x + 5 can be written in the form ax + b. What is a + b? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #163972 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=RAY100><B>RAY100(1637)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=RAY100><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=163972\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Given  x is  an  even  integer,,,7x-2  is  also  even,,,smallest  odd  integer  larger  is  7x-2 +1 = 7x-1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x+5  is  odd  integer,,,,,largest  odd number  less  is,,,,,3x+5 -2 = 3x+3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(7x-1)-(3x+3) = 4x -4,,,,,ax+b<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a=4,,,,b=-4,,,,,,,a+b = 0<BR>\n" );
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