SOLUTION: determine whether there are two consecutive odd interegers such that 7 times the first exceeds 5 times the second by 54

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Question 337513: determine whether there are two consecutive odd interegers such that 7 times the first exceeds 5 times the second by 54
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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7N=5%28N%2B2%29%2B54
7N=5N%2B10%2B64
2N=74
N=38
No, but two consecutive even integers would work.