SOLUTION: Two numbers are consecutive integers. Six times the smaller integer equals three times the greater integer. Find the integers.

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Question 1017756: Two numbers are consecutive integers. Six times the smaller integer equals three times the greater integer. Find the integers.
Answer by jorel555(1290) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let n be the first integer. The second is n+1:
6n=3(n+1)
6n=3n+3
3n=3
n=1
n+1=2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!