SOLUTION: For two consecutive integers, the sum of the smaller and twice the larger is 29. Find the smaller integer.

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Question 195304: For two consecutive integers, the sum of the smaller and twice the larger is 29. Find the smaller integer.
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Let x represent the smaller integer. The next consecutive integer is then x + 1. Twice the larger is then , so:



Solve for x


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