SOLUTION: If 2 times the smaller of two consecutive integers is added to 6 times the larger, the result is 150. Find the smaller integers.

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Question 394090: If 2 times the smaller of two consecutive integers is added to 6 times the larger, the result is 150. Find the smaller integers.
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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If 2 times the smaller of two consecutive integers is added to 6 times the larger, the result is 150. Find the smaller integers.
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x, x+1 be the integers
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2x+6(x+1)=150
2x+6x+6=150
8x+6=150
-6
8x= 144
/8
x= 18
the othe integer is 19
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