document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=563258>Question 563258</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the difference of 3 times the larger consecutive integer and the smaller consecutive integer is 7 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "can somebody work this out and show me how you got it ? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "smaller: x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "larger: x+1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(x+1) - x = 7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x+3-x = 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + 3 = 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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