document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=670326>Question 670326</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find two consecutive integers such that 4 times the lesser is 8 more than 3 times the greater </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #416904 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=VirtualMathTutor><B>VirtualMathTutor(26)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=VirtualMathTutor><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=VirtualMathTutor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=416904\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let x be the first number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let x + 1 be the second number\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 times the lesser number (which is x) is 8 more than 3 times the greater (which is x + 1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x = 8 + 3(x + 1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x = 8 + 3x + 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x = 11 + 3x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract 3x from both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 11\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The second number is x + 1 = 11 + 1 = 12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the consecutive numbers are 11 and 12 </SPAN>\n" );
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