document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=228519>Question 228519</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find two consecutive integers such that five times the first is 6 more than four times the second </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #169657 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Wolvstein><B>Wolvstein(7)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-05.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Wolvstein><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=169657\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the two consecutive numbers be x and x+1.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now, the questions says that five times the first is 6 more than four times the second.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x = 4(x+1) - 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x = 4x + 4 - 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x  = -2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First number: -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Second number: x+1=-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                 x=-1.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The two consecutive numbers are -2 and -1. </SPAN>\n" );
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