SOLUTION: the greater of two consecutive integers is 15 more than twice the smaller. Find the integers.

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Question 111197: the greater of two consecutive integers is 15 more than twice the smaller. Find the integers.
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If you are looking for two consecutive integers, you can say the smaller one is x and the larger one is x + 1.
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Twice the smaller one would be 2x, and 15 more than that would be 2x + 15, so:
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x%2B1=2x%2B15
x-2x=15-1
-x=14
x=-14, is the smaller integer and
-14%2B1=-13 is the larger one.
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Check: Twice the smaller integer (-14) is -28, 15 more than that is -28 + 15 = -13. Check.