document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=94446>Question 94446</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve by writing an inequality. Please help me find the lesser of two consecutive integers with a sum greater than 16. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the lesser = x; then the next integer = (x+1)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + (x+1) > 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + 1 > 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x > 16 - 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x > 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x > 15/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x > 7.5, has to be an integer, x => 8 </SPAN>\n" );
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