document.write( "Question 662241: An integer is such that half of the next integer is at least 4 more than one-third of the previous integer. Find the least value of the integer. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let the integer = N\r\n" );
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document.write( "Next integer = N+1\r\n" );
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document.write( "Previous integer = N-1\r\n" );
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document.write( "Half the next integer = \r\n" );
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document.write( "One third the previous integer =  \r\n" );
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document.write( " ≧  + 4\r\n" );
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document.write( "     ≧   + 4 \r\n" );
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document.write( "  3(N+1) ≧ 2(N-1) + 24\r\n" );
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document.write( "    3N+3 ≧ 2N-2 + 24\r\n" );
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document.write( "       N ≧ 19\r\n" );
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document.write( "19 is the least possible value of N\r\n" );
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