document.write( "Question 920664: Find two consecutive odd integers such that seven times the first is eight more than 5 times the second.\r
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document.write( "You don't need the brackets. The parentheses are enough. Thus, we have:
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document.write( "7x = 5(x + 2) + 8
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document.write( "Distribute the 5, then combine like-terms, and determine the value of x: the 1st, or 
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document.write( "smaller odd integer. Then add 2 to get the larger odd integer. \r
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document.write( "You can do it!! \n" );
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