document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=100063>Question 100063</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If one-half of one integer is subtracted from three-fifths of the next consecutive integer, the difference is 3.  What are the two integers?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My initial response is:  3/5x-1/2x+1=3.  I know its wrong but I can't find any help in this text book. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #72857 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=72857\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> your equation is slightly garbled\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "one-half of one integer ... x/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "is subtracted from three-fifths of the next consecutive integer ... 3/5(x+1)-(x/2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the difference is 3 ... (3x/5)+(3/5)-(x/2)=3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiplying by 10 gives 6x+6-5x=30 ... x=24 ... x+1=25 </SPAN>\n" );
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