SOLUTION: when the smaller of two consecutive integers is added to three times the larger the result is 27

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Question 381410: when the smaller of two consecutive integers is added to three times the larger the result is 27
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Just turn it into an algebra problem:
Let the integers be x, x+1. This equation becomes
x + 3(x+1) = 27
4x = 24
x = 6
Therefore the integers are 6, 7.