document.write( "Question 914556: I have tried solving this problem several times and still cannot get the right answer. The problem is: Find two consecutive integers such that 4 times the smaller exceeds the larger by 44? \n" ); document.write( "
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x=smaller number
\n" ); document.write( "y=larger number
\n" ); document.write( "y is the first whole number after x
\n" ); document.write( "4x=44+y
\n" ); document.write( "y=x+1
\n" ); document.write( "4x=44+1+x
\n" ); document.write( "3x=45
\n" ); document.write( "x=15
\n" ); document.write( "y=16
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