document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1015882>Question 1015882</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Seven times the smaller of two consecutive odd integers is the same as -252 minus 7 times the larger integer. 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 #632344 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=632344\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Call the consecutive odd numbers, x and x+2.  Then we write<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x = -252 - 7(x+2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x = -252 - 7x - 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14x = -266<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -19<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2 = -17 </SPAN>\n" );
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