document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=316925>Question 316925</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the lessor of two consecutive intergers with a sum greater than 16. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2x+1>16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x>15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x>15/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "therefore, any x>7.5 works since 7.5+8.5=16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since u need Integers though, pick x = 8, since 8+9>16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "don't pick x = 7, since 7+8<16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so the lesser of the two would be 8 while the greater of the two would be 9 </SPAN>\n" );
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