document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=14837>Question 14837</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if three times the smaller of two consecutive integers is added to four times the larger, the result is 130. find the smaller integer. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #7376 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=elima><B>elima(1433)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=elima><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=7376\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The two consecutive integers would be;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x, x+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since x is the smaller of those you would multiply that by 3;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And multiply the 4 by the larger;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so we have:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + 4(x+1)=130<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+4x+4=130<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x=126<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So now we have what the smaller integer is; 18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So we replace that for the x;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(18+1)=72+4=76<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Do a check:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(18)+4(18+1)=130<BR>\n" );
document.write( "54+76=130<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So your smaller number would be 18!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope you understand<BR>\n" );
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