SOLUTION: one third of the sum of two consecutive odd integers is 5 less than the smaller integer. find both integers.

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Question 269907: one third of the sum of two consecutive odd integers is 5 less than the smaller integer. find both integers.
Answer by drk(1908) About Me  (Show Source):
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From above, we get
(i) %281%2F3%29%2A%28x+%2B+x+%2B+2%29+=+x+-+5
step 1 - multiply both sides by 3 to get
(ii) 2x+%2B+2+=+3x+-+15
step 2 - subtract 2x to get
(iii) 2+=+1x++-+15
step 3 - add 15 to get
(iv) x+=+17
So our numbers are 17 and 19