SOLUTION: Find two consecutive integers such that 1/2 times the first added to twice the second sums to 57.

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Question 1095583: Find two consecutive integers such that 1/2 times the first added to twice the second sums to 57.
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Find two consecutive integers such that 1/2 times the first added to twice the second sums to 57.
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n and n+1, these integers

n%2F2%2B2%28n%2B1%29=57

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n%2B4%28n%2B1%29=114

n%2B4n%2B4=114

5n=110

n=22

The two consecutive integers: 22 and 23