SOLUTION: when the smaller of two consecutive integers is added to three times the larger the result is 47. Find the integers.

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Question 946536: when the smaller of two consecutive integers is added to three times the larger the result is 47. Find the integers.
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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consecutive integers: x, (x+1)

x + 3(x+1) = 47
x + 3x + 3 = 47
4x = 44
x = 11

The integers are 11 and 12.