SOLUTION: Find the greatest possible pair of integers such that one integer is twice the other and their sum is less than or equal to 30.

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Question 384413: Find the greatest possible pair of integers such that one integer is twice the other and their sum is less than or equal to 30.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,         

Let x and 2x represent the integers

Question States:

 x + 2x ≤ 30

     3x ≤ 30

      x ≤ 10 

greatest possible pair of integers would be 10 and 20