SOLUTION: When the smaller of two consecutive integers is added to two times the larger, the result is 38. Find the integers.

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Question 411867: When the smaller of two consecutive integers is added to two times the larger, the result is 38. Find the integers.
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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smaller integer = x
larger = x+1
..
x+2(x+1)=38
x+2x+2=38
3x+2=38
-2
3x=36
/3
x=12
The integers are 12 & 13