document.write( "Question 269907: one third of the sum of two consecutive odd integers is 5 less than the smaller integer. find both integers. \n" ); document.write( "

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From above, we get
\n" ); document.write( "(i) $\"%281%2F3%29%2A%28x+%2B+x+%2B+2%29+=+x+-+5\"$
\n" ); document.write( "step 1 - multiply both sides by 3 to get
\n" ); document.write( "(ii) $\"2x+%2B+2+=+3x+-+15\"$
\n" ); document.write( "step 2 - subtract 2x to get
\n" ); document.write( "(iii) $\"2+=+1x++-+15\"$
\n" ); document.write( "step 3 - add 15 to get
\n" ); document.write( "(iv) $\"x+=+17\"$
\n" ); document.write( "So our numbers are 17 and 19 \n" ); document.write( "

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