document.write( "Question 270335: When the smaller of two consecutive integers is added to three times the larger the result is 147. Find the smaller integer.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #198055 by checkley77(12844) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let x & x+1 be the 2 consecutive integers.
\n" ); document.write( "x+3(x+1)=147
\n" ); document.write( "x+3x+3=147
\n" ); document.write( "4x=147-3
\n" ); document.write( "4x=144
\n" ); document.write( "x=144/4
\n" ); document.write( "x=36 ans. for the smaller integer.
\n" ); document.write( "36+1=37 ans. for the larger integer.
\n" ); document.write( "Proof:
\n" ); document.write( "36+3*37=147
\n" ); document.write( "36+111=147
\n" ); document.write( "147=147 \n" ); document.write( "

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