document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=747761>Question 747761</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> multiply the greater of two consecutive odd integers by 7 gives the same result as adding 164 to the lesser integer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so i thought that meant (x+2+x+4)*7=x+164<BR>\n" );
document.write( "but when I started figuring it out, the answer was going to be some weird number with a ton of decimals, but i don't think that's what it's supposed to be. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply the greater of two consecutive odd integers by 7 gives the same result as adding 164 to the lesser integer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x be the first odd integer, then x+2 is the next odd integer\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "then we have\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x+2)*7 = x + 164\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7x + 14 = x + 164\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6x = 150\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "our two consecutive odd integers are 25 and 27\r<BR>\n" );
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