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Question 170485: Could you please help me solve this word problem and the formula used for solve it?
Two positive numbers are consecutive odd integers. The square of the smaller is 4 more than 3 times the larger. Find the smaller integar. The multiple choice answers are: a) 3 b) 5 c) 6 d) 7 e) 9
thank you for your help, Phillip
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Question 173658: the sum of two consecutive odd integers is 56.
a. define a variable for the smaller integer.
b.what must you add to an odd integer to get the next greater odd integer?
c.write an expression for the second integer.
d.write and solve an equation to find the two odd integers.
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Question 174998: I do not understand how to fugure out these problems:
"The sum of an integer and its square is 30. Find the number." My choices are -3 or 10, 3 or -10, -5 or 6, and 5 or -6.
I am totally confused as to why there are negative numbers involved. Can someone please explain how to solve this problem step by step as I have others similar to this one that I am also confused on. Thank you!
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Question 182250: find three consective odd intergers such that three time the middle interger isseven more then the sum of the first and thrid interger.
I know x= 1st, x+3 is 2nd and x+4 is thrird.
I keep seting up as
3x=3(x+x+4)+7
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