SOLUTION: If two times the smallest of two consecutive odd integers is the same as six times the largest, what is the smallest integer?

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Question 377997: If two times the smallest of two consecutive odd integers is the same as six times the largest, what is the smallest integer?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let N and N%2B2 be the integers.
2N=6%28N%2B2%29
2N=6N%2B12
-4N=12
highlight%28N=-3%29
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The integers are -3 and -1.