document.write( "Question 996076: If I have two consecutive odd integers and their sum is 16 what is the smaller integer \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "odd: x, x+2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x + (x + 2) = 16
\n" ); document.write( "2x + 2 = 16
\n" ); document.write( "2x = 14
\n" ); document.write( "x = 7\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The smaller integer is 7.
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