document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=372518>Question 372518</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find two consecutive odd integers such that twice the larger is 17 more than the smaller. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #265319 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=265319\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let the odd integers be x & x+2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "twice the larger = 2(x+2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17 more than the smaller <BR>\n" );
document.write( "= x+17<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(x+2) = x+17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+4 =x+17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-x= 17-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13, 15 are the integers<BR>\n" );
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