document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=657048>Question 657048</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find two consecutive integers such that twice the first is 26 more than the second<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #409953 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=kevwill><B>kevwill(135)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=kevwill><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=kevwill><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=409953\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x be the first of the two consecutive integers.  Then the second is x+1.  If twice the first is 26 more than the second, we have:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x = (x+1) + 26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = x + 27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 27\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The two numbers are 27 and 28.\r<BR>\n" );
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