SOLUTION: One integer is two more than another. The sum of the lesser integer and twice the greater is 7. What is the greater integer?

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Question 204422: One integer is two more than another. The sum of the lesser integer and twice the greater is 7. What is the greater integer?
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let n = the smaller integer, then n+2 = the larger integer.
n%2B2%28n%2B2%29+=+7 "The sum of the lesser integer and twice the greater integer is 7." Simplify the left side.
n%2B2n%2B4+=+7
3n%2B4+=+7 Subtract 4 from both sides.
3n+=+3 Divide both sides by 3.
n+=+1 so...
highlight%28n%2B2+=+3%29
The greater integer is 3.