document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=377861>Question 377861</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> When the smaller of two consecutive integers is added to two times the larger, the result is 26 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(I'm going to assume that your question is what are the 2 consecutive numbers.)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, from the question, we can conclude that:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the two numbers are x and x+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x)+2(x+1)=26\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This simplified is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x)+2(x+1)=26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2x+2=26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, we know that one number is 8.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for the other number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=x+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=8+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The two numbers are 8 and 9. </SPAN>\n" );
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