SOLUTION: Find two consecutive integers such that the sum of the frist and twice the second is 203

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Question 49695: Find two consecutive integers such that the sum of the frist and twice the second is 203
Answer by alka(15) About Me  (Show Source):
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let the two consecutive numbers = x and x+1
twice of second number is 2x+2
the equation is
x + 2x + 2 = 203
3x + 2 = 203
3x = 203-2
3x = 201
x = 201/3
x = 67
the numbers are 67 and 68