document.write( "Question 1202926: Find two consecutive odd integers such that 50 more than the lesser is five times the greater. \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "Change 'even' to 'odd' and you can do it.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Find two consecutive EVEN integers such that 50 more than the lesser\r\n" );
document.write( "is five times the greater.\r\n" );
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document.write( "   G = L+2\r\n" );
document.write( "L+50 = 5G\r\n" );
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document.write( "L+50 = 5(L+2)\r\n" );
document.write( "L+50 = 5L+10\r\n" );
document.write( "  40 = 4L\r\n" );
document.write( "  10 = L\r\n" );
document.write( "   G = L+2\r\n" );
document.write( "   G = 10+2\r\n" );
document.write( "   G = 12\r\n" );
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document.write( "10 and 12.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Or switch \"greater\" and \"lesser\" and you can do it.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Find two consecutive odd integers such that 50 more than the GREATER\r\n" );
document.write( "is five times the LESSER.\r\n" );
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document.write( "     G = L+2\r\n" );
document.write( "  G+50 = 5L\r\n" );
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document.write( "L+2+50 = 5L\r\n" );
document.write( "  L+52 = 5L\r\n" );
document.write( "    52 = 4L\r\n" );
document.write( "    13 = L\r\n" );
document.write( "     G = L+2\r\n" );
document.write( "     G = 13+2\r\n" );
document.write( "     G = 15.\r\n" );
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document.write( "13 and 15.\r\n" );
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document.write( "There is no solution as you have written it.  Maybe your teacher\r\n" );
document.write( "was testing you to see if you'd know it has no solution.  Sometimes\r\n" );
document.write( "the correct answer is \"no solution\".\r\n" );
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