document.write( "Question 1094539: The sum of two consecutive integers does not exceed 19. Find the range of values of the larger integer? \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "Let the larger be x, then the smaller is 1 less, or x-1\r\n" );
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document.write( "So x + (x-1) ≤ 19\r\n" );
document.write( "   x + x - 1 ≤ 19\r\n" );
document.write( "      2x - 1 ≤ 19\r\n" );
document.write( "          2x ≤ 20\r\n" );
document.write( "           x ≤ 10\r\n" );
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document.write( "The larger integer must be less than or equal 10.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It wasn't mentioned in the problem, but if the integers \r\n" );
document.write( "must be positive then the larger would also have to be \r\n" );
document.write( "greater than or equal to 2, so that the smaller would be \r\n" );
document.write( "1 or more.\r\n" );
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