document.write( "Question 102807: Find two consecutive odd integers whose sum is 56. How do I do this?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #74806 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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Consecutive odd integers follow the form: \"2x%2B1\", \"2x%2B3\", \"2x%2B5\", ...., etc.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%282x%2B1%29%2B%282x%2B3%29=56\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4x%2B4=56\" Combine like terms on the left side\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4x=56-4\"Subtract 4 from both sides\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4x=52\" Combine like terms on the right side\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%2852%29%2F%284%29\" Divide both sides by 4 to isolate x\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=13\" Divide\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So our answer is \"x=13\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So that means our first number is \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%2813%29%2B1=27\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So our 2 numbers are: 27 and 29
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