SOLUTION: Two consecutive odd numbers are such that 7times the smaller subtracted from 9times the bigger gives 144.find the two numbers

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Question 1116998: Two consecutive odd numbers are such that 7times the smaller subtracted from 9times the bigger gives 144.find the two numbers
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Two consecutive odd numbers are such that 7times the smaller subtracted from 9times the bigger gives 144.find the two numbers
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Call them n & n+2
9*(n+2) - 7n = 144
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