SOLUTION: When the smaller of two consecutive intergers is added to three times the larger the result is 199. Find the smaller integer.

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Question 219378: When the smaller of two consecutive intergers is added to three times the larger the result is 199. Find the smaller integer.
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+3(1+x)=199
x+3+3x=199
4x=196
x=49
x+1=50
3(50)+49=199