document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=455714>Question 455714</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I know the answer to this question (-11, -9), I just don't understand how the problem was solved. Please show me details in solving this question. Thank you.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find two consecutive odd integers such that twice the larger is 15 more than three times 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 #312887 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=simranb><B>simranb(63)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=simranb><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=simranb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=312887\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the two consecutive odd numbers be x and x+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then according to the question<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(x)+15=2(x+2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+15=2x+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-2x=4-15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so x+2=-11+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      =-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the two numbers are -11,-9 </SPAN>\n" );
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