SOLUTION: What are the two consecutive numbers when difference of 5 times of smaller and 4 times of bigger is 3?

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Question 398410: What are the two consecutive numbers when difference of 5
times of smaller and 4 times of bigger is 3?
Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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If x is any number, then x and x+%2B+1 are consecutive numbers.
given:

difference of 5 times of smaller (5x) and 4 times of bigger (4%28x+%2B+1%29) is 3
so, we have:
5x+-+4%28x+%2B+1%29+=+3
5x+-4x+-4+=+3
x+=+3%2B4
x+=+7.........x+%2B+1=8%7D%7D...your+numbers+are+%7B%7B%7B7 an 8
check:
5x+-+4%28x+%2B+1%29+=+3
5%2A7+-+4%287+%2B+1%29+=+3
35-+4%288%29+=+3
35-+32+=+3
3+=+3