SOLUTION: i need help with make up equation problems "I'm thinking of an integer. When half of this integer is added to a third of the next integer, the result is 7. What is the integer?

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Question 325793: i need help with make up equation problems
"I'm thinking of an integer. When half of this integer is added to a third of the next integer, the result is 7. What is the integer?
I'm thinking of a number. If I add this number to its reciprocal, I get 2. what is the number?
If I take a 4th of a number away from half the number, I get 10. what is the number?
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Let represent the first integer. Then represents the next integer.



Apply the LCD and solve for .


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