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\"Find two consecutive intergers such that twice the larger increased by the smaller is -34\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = first consecutive integer
\n" ); document.write( "x + 1 = second consecutive integer\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2(x + 1) + x = -34 {twice the larger increased by the smaller is -34}
\n" ); document.write( "2x + 2 + x = -34 {used distributive property}
\n" ); document.write( "3x + 2 = -34 {combined like terms}
\n" ); document.write( "3x = -36 {subtracted 2 from both sides}
\n" ); document.write( "x = - 12 {divided both sides by 3}
\n" ); document.write( "x + 1 = -11 {substituted -12, in for x, into x + 1}\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-11 and -12 are the two consecutive integers
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