SOLUTION: Find the second of two consecutive integers if the second is 13 than twice the first.

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Question 1077793: Find the second of two consecutive integers if the second is 13 than twice the first.
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Find the second of two consecutive integers if the second is 13 highlight%28less%29 than twice the first.
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The numbers are x, x+1.

The equation is

x+1 = 2x -13.


The solution is

x = 14.


Answer.  The two consecutive integers are 14 and 15.