document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=78626>Question 78626</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> THE GREATER TWO INTEGERS IS 10 MORE THAN TWICE THE SMALLER. THE SUM OF THE TWO INTEGERS IS -8. FIND THE INTEGERS. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #56361 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><B>ptaylor(2198)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><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=ptaylor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=56361\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x=smaller integer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then 2x+10=greater integer\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we are told that:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+2x+10=-8  subtract 10 from both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+2x+10-10=-8-10  collect like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x=-18  divide both sides by 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=-6--------------smaller integer\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x+10=2*(-6)+10=-12+10=-2--------------------larger integer\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CK\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-6+(-2)=-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-8=-8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "twice the smaller integer plus 10=2*(-6)+10=-12+10=-2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps----ptaylor<BR>\n" );
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