SOLUTION: Find two consecutive integers such that twice the smaller number is diminished by twenty to equal the larger number. What is the sum of these numbers?

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Question 668811: Find two consecutive integers such that twice the smaller number is diminished by twenty to equal the larger number. What is the sum of these numbers?
Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246) About Me  (Show Source):
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x x+1
2x - 20 = x+1
2x -x = 1+20
x = 21
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Integers are highlight_green%2821%29 and highlight_green%2822%29
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Their sum is 21+22 = highlight%2843%29
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