SOLUTION: solve three times the smaller of two consecutive integers is added to four times the larger, the result is 67. find the smaller integer.

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Question 303094: solve three times the smaller of two consecutive integers is added to four times the larger, the result is 67. find the smaller integer.
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let the smaller number be x
the next number will be x+1
3 times x= 3x
4 times larger number = 4(x+10
3x+4(x+1)=67
3x+4x+4=67
7x=67-4
7x=63
x= 9
the next number is 10