SOLUTION: When the smaller of two consecutive integers is added to two times the​ larger, the result is 29. Find the integers

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Question 1119356: When the smaller of two consecutive integers is added to two times the​ larger, the result is 29. Find the integers
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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integers are x and x+1
twice the larger is 2(x+1) or 2x+2
Add the two to get 3x+2=29
3x=27
x=9
the integers are 9 and 10
9 +2(10)=29