SOLUTION: find two consecutive integers such that five times the first is 6 more than four times the second

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Question 228519: find two consecutive integers such that five times the first is 6 more than four times the second
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Let the two consecutive numbers be x and x+1.
Now, the questions says that five times the first is 6 more than four times the second.
5x = 4(x+1) - 6
5x = 4x + 4 - 6
x = -2.
First number: -2
Second number: x+1=-2
x=-1.
The two consecutive numbers are -2 and -1.