document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=230780>Question 230780</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Respected tutor iam in hurry and want answer plz help me.Thankyou.The question is:Find two consecutive natural numbers,such that one third of the smaller numbers is one more than one fourth of the greater.                </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #170910 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><B>nerdybill(7384)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><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=nerdybill><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=170910\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find two consecutive natural numbers,such that one third of the smaller numbers is one more than one fourth of the greater.    <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = first of two consecutive numbers (smaller)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+1 = second of two consecutive numbers (larger)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1/3)x = (1/4)(x+1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiplying both sides by 12 (common denominator):<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 3(x+1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 3x+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 3 (smaller number)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Larger number:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+1 = 3+1 = 4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The two consecutive numbers are: 3 and 4 <BR>\n" );
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