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document.write( "Part 1) Find two consecutive integers whose sum is 101. Be sure and find both integers.
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document.write( "Part 2)Negative five subtracted from three times a number is twenty nine. Find the number \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #283949 by checkley79(3341)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let x & x+2 be the 2 integers. \n" ); document.write( "x+x+1=101 \n" ); document.write( "2x+1=101 \n" ); document.write( "2x=101-1 \n" ); document.write( "2x=100 \n" ); document.write( "x=100/2 \n" ); document.write( "x=50 ans. for the smaller integer. \n" ); document.write( "50+1=51 ans. for the larger integer. \n" ); document.write( "Proof: \n" ); document.write( "50+51=101 \n" ); document.write( "101=101 \n" ); document.write( "------------------ \n" ); document.write( "3x-(-5)=29 \n" ); document.write( "3x+5=29 \n" ); document.write( "3x=29-5 \n" ); document.write( "3x=24 \n" ); document.write( "x=24/3 \n" ); document.write( "x=8 \n" ); document.write( "Proof: \n" ); document.write( "3*8-(-8)=29 \n" ); document.write( "25+5=29 \n" ); document.write( "29=29 \n" ); document.write( " |