SOLUTION: Find two consecutive odd integers such that three times the smaller is 31 more than twice the larger.

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Question 1170765: Find two consecutive odd integers such that three times the smaller is 31 more than twice the larger.
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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let two consecutive odd integers be x and x%2B2
and if three times the smaller is 31 more than twice the larger, we have
3x=2%28x%2B2%29%2B31
3x=2x%2B4%2B31
3x-2x=35
x=35
and x%2B2=37
two consecutive odd integers are: 35 and 37