document.write( "Question 264106: One-fifth of sum of two consecutive integers is 19 less than the smaller integer. find the smaller of the two integers? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #194523 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! One-fifth of sum of two consecutive integers is 19 less than the smaller integer. \n" ); document.write( "find the smaller of the two integers? \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Two consecutive integers: x, (x+1) \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "\"One-fifth of sum of two consecutive integers is 19 less than the smaller\" \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Multiply both sides by 5 \n" ); document.write( "2x + 1 = 5x - 95 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "1 + 95 = 5x - 2x \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "96 - 3x \n" ); document.write( "x = \n" ); document.write( "x = 32, the smaller integer \n" ); document.write( "; \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Check in original equation \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |