document.write( "Question 971903: Find 2 consecutive odd integers such that two -fifth of the smaller exceeds two -ninth of the greater by 4? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x = smaller odd integer\r\n" );
document.write( "Let x+2 = larger consecutive odd integer\r\n" );
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document.write( "two -fifth of the smaller exceeds two -ninth of the greater by 4\r\n" );
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document.write( "Replace the smaller by (x)\r\n" );
document.write( "Replace the greater by (x+2)\r\n" );
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document.write( "two -fifth of (x) exceeds two -ninth of (x+2) by 4\r\n" );
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document.write( "two -fifth of (x) exceeds two -ninth of (x+2) by 4\r\n" );
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document.write( "Replace two- fifth of by \r\n" );
document.write( "Replace two- ninth of by \r\n" );
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document.write( "We get\r\n" );
document.write( "(x) exceeds (x+2) by 4\r\n" );
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document.write( "(x) exceeds (x+2) by 4\r\n" );
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document.write( "Replace exceeds...by by =...+\r\n" );
document.write( "We get:\r\n" );
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document.write( "(x) = (x+2) + 4\r\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply through by LCD = 45 to remove fractions:\r\n" );
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document.write( "(x) = (x+2) + 45*4\r\n" );
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document.write( "18(x) = 10(x+2)+180\r\n" );
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document.write( "You finish:\r\n" );
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