document.write( "Question 389423: find two consecutive odd integers such that 4 times the larger is 29 more than 3 times the smaller \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( " I. Assigning the variable             
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document.write( "Let x and (x+2) represent the smaller and larger of the two consecutive odd integers
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document.write( " II. Writing as we Read***
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document.write( " 4(x+2) = 3x + 29
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document.write( "III. Solving for x
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document.write( " 4x + 8 = 3x + 29
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document.write( "     x = 21, smaller odd integer, 23, the larger of the two.\r
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document.write( "IV. CHECKING Our Answer***
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document.write( " 4*23 = 3*21 + 29 = 92 \n" );
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