SOLUTION: The greater of 2 consecutive integers is 6 less than 2 times the smaller. What is the smaller integer?

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Question 1093130: The greater of 2 consecutive integers is 6 less than 2 times the smaller. What is the smaller integer?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, greenestamps:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39629) About Me  (Show Source):
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The smaller integer is 7.

Answer by greenestamps(13208) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x be the smaller integer; then the next integer is x+1.

The problem says the greater of 2 consecutive integers is 6 less than 2 times the smaller:
%28x%2B1%29+=+2%28x%29-6
x%2B1+=+2x-6
You can solve it from there.