document.write( "Question 370382: find two consecutive odd integers such that five times the first integer is 25 less than twice the greater integer \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x represent the smaller of the two consecutive odd integers.
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document.write( "the other then would be (x+2)
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document.write( "Write as we Read
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document.write( "5x = 2(x+2) - 25
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document.write( "solving for x
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document.write( "5x = 2x + 4 - 25
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document.write( "3x = -21
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document.write( "x = -7, the smaller consecutive odd integers. The larger is -5  (-7+2)
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document.write( "Checking our answer
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document.write( "5*-7 = 2*-5 - 25 = 35 \n" );
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