document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=227367>Question 227367</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Three times the greater of two consecutive odd integers is five less than four times the smaller. Find the two numbers. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #168979 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=168979\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x = first odd integer (smaller)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2 = second odd integer  (larger)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3(x+2) = 4x-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+ 6 = 4x -5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 3x from each side:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-3x + 6 = 4x-3x -5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6=x-5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add +5 to each side:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6+5= x-5+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11=x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+2= 13.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Smaller = 11, Larger = 13.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Three times the larger is five less than 4 times the smaller.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3(13)= 4(11) -5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "39= 44-5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It checks!!\r<BR>\n" );
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