SOLUTION: The sum of the larger of two consecutive numbers and five times the smaller one is 187. What is the smallest of the integers?

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Question 687481: The sum of the larger of two consecutive numbers and five times the smaller one is 187. What is the smallest of the integers?
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The sum of the larger of two consecutive numbers and five times the smaller one is 187. What is the smallest of the integers?
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1st: x
2nd: x+1
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Eqution:
(x+1) + 5x = 187
6x = 186
x = 31
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Cheers,
Stan H.